Meta-analysis identifies novel risk loci and yields systematic insights into the biology of male-pattern baldness

Meta-analysis identifies novel risk loci and yields systematic insights into the biology of male-pattern baldness

Male-pattern baldness is a common condition in which hair is progressively lost from the scalp. Here, the authors find 23 new genetic variants associated with this condition and suggest that it is not an isolated trait but may share an underlying biological basis with various diseases.

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Main Authors: Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach, Christine Herold, Lara M. Hochfeld, Axel M. Hillmer, Dale R. Nyholt, Julian Hecker, Asif Javed, Elaine G. Y. Chew, Sonali Pechlivanis, Dmitriy Drichel, Xiu Ting Heng, Ricardo C. -H. del Rosario, Heide L. Fier, Ralf Paus, Rico Rueedi, Tessel E. Galesloot, Susanne Moebus, Thomas Anhalt, Shyam Prabhakar, Rui Li, Stavroula Kanoni, George Papanikolaou, Zoltán Kutalik, Panos Deloukas, Michael P. Philpott, Gérard Waeber, Tim D. Spector, Peter Vollenweider, Lambertus A. L. M. Kiemeney, George Dedoussis, J. Brent Richards, Michael Nothnagel, Nicholas G. Martin, Tim Becker, David A. Hinds, Markus M. Nöthen
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d9af447ee8394cd192c3c73035f7e073
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