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Alopecia.

N Ginott
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N Ginott. 1993. Alopecia.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.1993.tb00411.x

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Genetic variation in the human androgen receptor gene is the major determinant of common early-onset androgenetic alopecia.

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