Human Hair Growth Deficiency Is Linked to a Genetic Defect in the Phospholipase Gene LIPH

    November 2006 in “ Science ”
    А. В. Казанцева, Alexei A. Goltsov, Р. А. Зинченко … Evgeny I. Rogaev
    Studysummary This study identified a gene mutation in the LIPH gene associated with inherited hair loss and hair growth defects in certain populations, suggesting lipase H plays a role in hair development.
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    2. The Biology of Hair Follicles The New England Journal of Medicine · 1999
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