Insulin gene polymorphism and premature male pattern baldness in the general population

Clinical Science

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 659-662

  Ellis, Justine A ^a   Stebbing, Margaret ^a   Harrap, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgen; Androgenetic alopecia; Hair; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAPLOTYPE; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCALP HAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; ALOPECIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 0033059329     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS19990005     Document Type: Article

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