Free Androgen Index (FAI): Marker of Premature Androgenetic Alopecia in Men
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Patterned hair loss also known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA), is a hereditary androgen dependent disorder characterised by a progressive process that causes a gradual conversion of terminal hair into miniaturized hair defined by various patterns [1]. It is a feature of men who have sufficient circulating androgens. Male pattern hair loss is characterised by its typical bitemporal recession of hair and balding vertex [2]. Premature patterned hair loss is hair loss occurring before the age of 30 [3].
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