Evidence for a polygenic contribution to androgenetic alopecia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 927-930

  Heilmann, S ^a   Brockschmidt, F F ^a   Hillmer, A M ^b   Hanneken, S ^c   Eigelshoven, S ^d   Ludwig, K U ^a   Herold, C ^e   Mangold, E ^a   Becker, T ^a,e   Kruse, R ^f   Knapp, M ^a   Nothen M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Private Practice   (Germany)

^e GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^f Private Dermatology Practice   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84885613183     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12443     Document Type: Article

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