“Androgenetic Alopecia” or in simple terms, “baldness” is an extremely common disorder affecting both men and women however its incidence is higher among men than women. There is a hair loss however there is seen a typical distribution of hair loss.

“Biotech” startup “HairDX” has developed one of its own kinds of consumer genetic test which would be distributed soon among the doctors through ‘George Tiemann & Co. (Hauppauge, NY)’, a supplier of surgical instruments since 1826. This test would evaluate the chances of developing male baldness

‘Androgenetic Alopecia’ gradually converts the terminal hairs into indeterminate hairs and finally to vellus hairs. There is a reduction in the terminal-to-vellus hair ratio, finally resulting in hair shedding in spite of the fact that the fibrous tracts remain. Patients with this disorder usually show a typical distribution of hair loss.

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