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Candidiasis
Study results from Ain Shams University, Medical Department broaden understanding of candidiasis
July 13th, 2009
According to a study from Cairo, Egypt, "Genetic polymorphisms of the androgen receptor (AR) gene have been studied in male androgenetic alopecia (AGA); however, little is known about gene polymorphism and female AGA. To evaluate the AR gene as a candidate gene for female AGA." "Thirty premenopausal Egyptian female patients with AGA (mean age, 32.3 +/- 7 years) and 11 age- and sex-matched controls were included. All subjects underwent laboratory and pelvic ultrasound evaluation to exclude other precipitating cause(s) of hair loss. Scalp biopsy was taken and the AR gene was evaluated using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP)....
Source: Proteomics Weekly (2009-07-13)
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