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Mechanical and Controlled PRP Injections in Patients Affected by Androgenetic Alopecia
Published on: January 27, 2018
Evaluation of the relationship between androgenetic alopecia and blood groups and Rhesus factor
Nihal Altunisik1, Dursun Turkmen1, Burcu Kayhan Tetik2
1Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
Background/Aim:
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common type of hair loss. Androgens and genetic factors are responsible for pathogenesis. Blood groups are genetic markers that are used to identify human gene variation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the blood group distribution in patients with AGA and to compare it with healthy population.
Materials And Methods:
A total of 207 patients diagnosed with AGA in dermatology clinic and whose blood group records were available, between 2010 and 2019, were included in the study. Six hundred forty two healthy individuals who matched with the patient group in terms of age and sex, who attending to the family medicine outpatient clinic of our hospital in order to learn their blood groups were included as the control group.
Results:
When the results were compared, no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups (P ˃ .05).
Conclusion:
We could not find any relationship between AGA and blood groups. However, in order to determine this relationship more clearly, further multicentre studies including more cases and investigating subgroups of the cases are needed.
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