A new genetic screening test could tell you if you’re likely to lose your hair.
A new screening test, called hair-dx, claims to help predict men’s follicle future.
It measures 2 genetic variants connected to hair loss — the “G” variant or the “A” variant.
If you have the “G” variant, you have a 60 percent increased risk for developing advanced pattern hair loss before the age of 40.
If you have the “A”-variant, you have an 85 percent chance that you will never lose your hair.
The test costs one hundred 49 dollars — and you can order it online or go through your doctor’s office.
The HairDX genetic test for Pattern Hair Loss (Androgenetic Alopecia) is a screening test for predicting hair loss.
The objective of the HairDX screening test, is to identify Pattern Hair Loss prior to the onset of symptoms, allowing diagnosis in an earlier or preclinical stage, so that treatment can be initiated at a time when intervention has a greater likelihood of success.
Current diagnostic of hair loss relies on visual observation of hair thinning. When hair thinning is visible you have probably lost about 50% of your hair in that area of your scalp.
