Topical Minoxidil Improves Congenital Hypotrichosis Caused by LIPH Mutations

    March 2015 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Kana Tanahashi, Kazumitsu Sugiura, Masashi Akiyama
    Studysummary Applying minoxidil can help improve hair growth in people with hair loss caused by LIPH gene mutations.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Highly Prevalent LIPH Founder Mutations Causing Autosomal Recessive Woolly Hair/Hypotrichosis in Japan and the Genotype/Phenotype Correlations PloS one · 2014
    2. Topical Minoxidil Treatment for Congenital Alopecia in Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia 2013
    3. Prevalent Founder Mutation c.736T>A of LIPH in Autosomal Recessive Woolly Hair of Japanese Leads to Variable Severity of Hypotrichosis in Adulthood JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2012
    4. Topical Use of Minoxidil in Children and Systemic Side Effects Dermatology · 2007

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