FGFR2 Is Associated With Hair Thickness In Asian Populations

    July 2009 in “ Journal of human genetics ”
    Akihiro Fujimoto, Nao Nishida, Ryosuke Kimura … Jun Ohashi
    Studysummary This study found that an SNP in the FGFR2 gene, rs4752566, was significantly associated with hair thickness in Asian populations, suggesting an effect on hair morphology through altered FGFR2 expression levels.
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