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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Rhie A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746394 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20190916 9
Dutasteride, a dual inhibitor of both type I and II 5α-reductases, is used to treat male pattern hair loss (MPHL). However, patient response to dutasteride varies in each individual, the cause of which is yet to be identified. To identify genetic variants associated with response to dutasteride treatment for MPHL, a total of 42 men with moderate MPHL who had been treated with dutasteride for 6 months were genotyped and analysed by quantitative linear regression, case-control association tests, a ...[more]