Confirmation of the association between male pattern baldness and the androgen receptor gene

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 339-340

  Levy Nissenbaum, Etgar ^a   Bar Natan, Michal ^a   Frydman, Moshe ^a   Pras, Elon ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Male pattern baldness; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; X CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

EID: 25144502417     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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