Gene Discovery May Lead To New Baldness Drugs

LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified a gene linked to hair loss that could lead to new drugs to treat baldness.The gene is responsible for a rare hereditary form of hair loss known as Hypotrichosis simplex, a condition affecting 1 in 200,000 people, in which people begin going bald in childhood, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Genetics.

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