Interconversion enzymes in androgenetic alopecia

Interconversion enzymes in androgenetic alopecia

Research studies in patients with androgen insensitivity syndromes and 5alpha – reductase type-2 deficiencies indicate that androgenetic alopecia is induced by activation of follicular androgen receptors by dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a potent stimulator of hair loss in the scalp. Although the level of DHT may be directly dependent on the activity

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Aromatase enzymes in androgenetic alopecia

Aromatase enzymes in androgenetic alopecia

So far, the predisposing genes for androgenetic alopecia are unknown and the paradoxical relation between the molecular steps involved in androgen-dependent beard growth and androgen-dependent scalp hair loss is still unclear. However, androgenetic alopecia can be defined as a dihydrotestosterone (DHT) – dependent process with continuous miniaturization (conversion of terminal

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