Male-pattern baldness in men with X-linked recessive ichthyosis

Dermatology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 247-249

  Trüeb, Ralph M ^a   Meyer, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Androgenetic alopecia; Hamilton Norwood scale; Steroid sulfatase deficiency; X linked recessive ichthyosis

Indexed keywords

MICROSOME ENZYME; STERYL SULFATASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALP HAIR;

EID: 0343963742     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018368     Document Type: Article

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