What is androgenetic alopecia?
Androgenetic alopecia, commonly referred to as male-pattern baldness, is the most common type of progressive hair loss and affects over 50 million men in the United States. The area of the scalp that is affected, age when hair loss first starts, and severity of the hair loss all vary based on the individual. The cause of the condition also varies and is often a combination of environmental, genetic, and hormonal factors. Although many of these factors remain unknown, sufficient evidence shows the association between specific genes and hormones to this condition.

What can my genetic results show?

Genes are segments of DNA that code for proteins that make up our unique characteristics. Nucleotides, the basic building blocks of DNA, make up these genes and are commonly represented by a sequence of the letters A, T, C, and G. Mutations or differences in the sequence of nucleotides have the potential to cause certain conditions or abnormalities. The most common genetic mutations are what we call single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). These occur when a single nucleotide (letter in the sequence) is changed and can cause multiple variations of that particular gene. In short, even one letter switch has the potential to alter your appearance.
