The effectiveness of biotin in therapy alopecia of various origins, pathologies of the skin and nails
I. Yu. Torshin,
O. A. Gromova
Abstract:Biotin deficiency is caused by inflammatory bowel diseases that impair the absorption of the vitamin, special dietary disorders with the consumption of raw eggs (excess avidin – a vitamin B7 blocker protein), magnesium deficiency, smoking, alcohol, treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics, sulfonamides, and anticonvulsants. Hypovitaminosis B7 has also been noted in individuals with congenital genetic defects of the biotinidase gene or other genes involved in biotin metabolism. Deficiency of water-soluble vita… Show more
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