52 citations
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December 1984 in “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society” This study found that serum and hair mineral concentrations, including copper and zinc, showed no differences between Alzheimer's patients and their healthy spouses, suggesting no diagnostic utility for Alzheimer's disease.
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March 2014 in “Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology” This study reported that Turkish males with male pattern androgenetic alopecia had significantly lower zinc and copper levels in their hair compared to healthy controls, suggesting these imbalances may play a role in the condition's etiology.
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June 1998 in “Biological Trace Element Research” This study found that young healthy women with a family history of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus exhibited higher zinc and lower copper concentrations in hair compared to those without such a family history, suggesting a possible Cu-Zn antagonism.
4 citations
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June 1980 in “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” Malnutrition can change hair color due to altered copper and zinc levels.
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January 2016 in “American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine” This study found that men with androgenic alopecia had significantly different hair copper levels compared to controls, but no difference in blood copper levels between the groups was observed.