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title: "Is alopecia genetic? What heredity means"
description: "Is alopecia genetic? It can run in families, but genes are only part of the risk. Here is what heredity means and what triggers flares."
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# Is alopecia genetic? What heredity means

> Is alopecia genetic? It can run in families, but genes are only part of the risk. Here is what heredity means and what triggers flares.

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