Open AccessRole of polymorphism of the androgen receptor gene andnon-random x chromosome inactivation in the pathogenesisof androgenic alopecia
Author(s) -
А. Н. Мареева
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
vestnik dermatologii i venerologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-6294
pISSN - 0042-4609
DOI - 10.25208/vdv866
Subject(s) - androgen receptor , exon , androgen , gene , polymorphism (computer science) , androgen insensitivity syndrome , biology , genetics , endocrinology , medicine , allele , cancer , prostate cancer , hormone
The article presents data on molecular and genetic studies of mechanisms of development of androgenic alopecia as well ascorrelation between polymorphism of the androgen receptor gene by the CAG repeat length in exon 1 and androgen-dependentdiseases including alopecia.