Gene

EDA2R

EDA2R encodes an X-linked receptor. rs1385699 is a missense marker inside EDA2R and is strongly associated with male-pattern hair loss in European-ancestry men. It sits on a broad AR/EDA2R haplotype, so the causal variant and causal gene are not established.

Traits EDA2R shapes

Male-pattern hair loss tendency

Markers (rsIDs)

rs1385699

Reference databases

HGNC gene symbol report: EDA2R
NCBI Gene: EDA2R

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