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Androgenic alopetia (Male Pattern Baldness) is caused by a genetic sensitivity (of hair follacles) to DHT (dihydrotestosterone, I think), an androgen that controlls sex drive and hair reproduction and is rampant/necessary at birth and puberty, this sensitivity cause follicles to shink, preventing proper growth of hair, and shortening the overall lifespan of said follicles.
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∙ 6y agoThe male pattern baldness (MPB) form of androgenetic alopecia (there is also a female pattern baldness) accounts for more than 95% of hair loss in men.
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Male pattern baldness has a genetic switch that turns on in response to?
Age (This is the real answer)
What correlation does DHT have to baldness?
DHT, didydotesterone, is a byproduct of testosterone in the male body. DHT has been proven to shrink male hair follicles leading to male pattern baldness. Many men experiencing this phenomena are born with a genetic sensitivity to DHT.
What is required for an individual to have a sex-linked disorder?
A sex-linked disorder is when a mutation of genes overrides the normal function of a another gene. For example, male-pattern baldness is a sex-linked disorder.
Why is Ne-Yo bald?
Because he has Androgenetic Alopecia (Male Pattern Baldness).
What is the most famous cure for male pattern baldness?
The most famous cure for male pattern baldness is a myth. This form of baldness is caused when the hair follicle gradually becomes smaller, which results in shorter and finer hair until there is eventually is no hair left. There is no cure for male pattern baldness.
Is male pattern baldness x linked?
no
Who discovered male pattern baldness?
Women.
How do you use the word baldness in a sentence?
There have been many claims that male pattern baldness is reversal.
Are male children more likely to go bald later if their father has baldness?
Male pattern baldness is a genetic trait that comes from the mother not the father.....it makes no difference if the father is bald....but if you want to know if the son will be bald you can get a good idea if the mother has any brothers who are bald.
What is an example of a trait inside your body that is affected by your genes?
Male pattern baldness is a common genetic condition passed through the X chromosome that a man gets from his mother.
What are the first signs of male pattern baldness?
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How did Elton John lose his hair?
General male pattern baldness.
