Researchers from King’s College London have coordinated a multicentre study where two genetic variants have been identified which, when present together in the same individual, increase the risk of male pattern baldness (otherwise known as androgenic alopecia) seven fold. These variants are present in one in seven Caucasian men and provide novel insights into the cause of this common and sometimes distressing condition. Androgenic alopecia, the common form of hair loss is a highly heritable. (source: kcl.ac.uk)
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