A Missense Mutation in Lama3 Causes Androgen Alopecia

    November 2023 in “ Scientific Reports ”
    Zhong-Hao Ji, Wenzhi Ren, Song He … Haixia Jin
    Studysummary In this study, researchers used NIH hairless mice to uncover genetic markers associated with hair loss and identified a Lama3 point mutation as a potential genetic contributor, creating a mutant mouse model that may advance the study of androgenetic alopecia.
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