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    Hair Greying Is Associated With Active Hair Growth

    September 2011 in “ British Journal of Dermatology
    Hye-Ja Choi, Goda Choi, E.K. Kim … Y.H. Lee
    Studysummary This study found that white hair exhibits increased expression of genes and proteins linked to active hair growth compared to black hair, suggesting that hair greying is associated with enhanced hair growth activity.
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