Researchers Discover Baldness Gene: 1 in 7 Men at Risk; Scientists at McGill, King's College and GlaxoSmithKline Solve Mystery of Male Pattern Baldness.

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Byline: McGill University

MONTREAL, Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- 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.

About a third of all men are affected by male pattern baldness by age 45. The condition's social and economic impact is considerable: expenditures for hair transplantation in the United States alone ...

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