Researchers discover baldness gene: 1 in 7 men at risk
Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 20:56
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at McGill University, King's College London and GlaxoSmithKline Inc. have identified two genetic variants in caucasians that together produce an astounding sevenfold increase the risk of male pattern baldness. Their results will be published Oct. 12 in the journal Nature Genetics.
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