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HairDx Signs Up Dominican Distributor

Jul 01, 2009

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – HairDx today said that it has signed up a distributor in the Dominican Republic for its genetic baldness tests.

The firm said that the Skin and Hair Transplant Institute of Santo Domingo will introduce the tests in the country. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"The genetic tests made by HairDX … give important information about responsiveness to patients considering Finasteride treatment," Alba Reyes Sagiv, who runs the institute, said in a statement.

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