| AGA | Androgenetic alopecia |
| APC | Adenomatous polyposis coli |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| CKIα | Casein kinase I alpha |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| DKK2 | Dickkopf-related protein 2 |
| eQTL | Expression quantitative trait loci |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| FPHL | Female-pattern hair loss |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association studies |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| P | Phosphorylation |
| SARA | Smad anchor for receptor activation |
| SMAD | Suppressor of mothers against decapentaplegic |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| TCF/LEF | T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor-beta |
| TWAS | Transcriptome-wide association study |