New gene in hair loss identified by Columbia-led research team

Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 05:21 in Health & Medicine

A team of investigators from Columbia, Rockefeller and Stanford Universities has identified a new gene involved in hair growth, as reported in a paper in the April 15 issue of Nature. This discovery may affect future research and treatments for male pattern baldness and other forms of hair loss...

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