Alopecia Universalis Associated With a Mutation in the Human Hairless Gene

    January 1998 in “ Science ”
    Wasim Ahmad, Muhammad Faiyaz ul Haque, Valeria Brancolini … Angela M. Christiano
    Studysummary This study identified a missense mutation in the human hairless gene associated with a rare form of recessively inherited alopecia universalis, pinpointed on chromosome 8p12.
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    Research cited in this study 2

    1. Androgenetic Alopecia: An Autosomal Dominant Disorder The American Journal of Medicine · 1995
    2. The Secret Life of the Hair Follicle Trends in genetics · 1992

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