Where WNT the Hair

July 2013 in “ NEJM Journal Watch ”

Mark V. Dahl

TLDR The document's conclusion could not be found or understood.

We don't know much about this study yet.

We're maintaining the world's largest resposity of hair loss research. You can help out the community by sending a PDF of this study here . Not sure how to get a study's PDF? You can email the authors of the study.

View this study on jwatch.org →

Discuss this study in the Community →

Cited in this study

1 / 1 results

research Androgenetic Alopecia: Identification Of Four Genetic Risk Loci And Evidence For The Contribution Of WNT Signaling To Its Etiology

74 citations, June 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”

Four genetic risk spots found for hair loss, with WNT signaling involved and a link to curly hair.

3 / 3 results

research Alopecia Areata Susceptibility Variant in MHC Region Impacts Expressions of Genes Contributing to Hair Keratinization and Is Involved in Hair Loss

19 citations, July 2020 in “EBioMedicine”

A gene variant increases the risk of a type of hair loss by affecting hair protein production.

Integrative Analysis of Rare Copy Number Variants and Gene Expression Data in Alopecia Areata Implicates an Etiological Role for Autophagy

research Integrative Analysis of Rare Copy Number Variants and Gene Expression Data in Alopecia Areata Implicates an Etiological Role for Autophagy

20 citations, July 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology”

The research suggests that autophagy-related genes might play a role in causing alopecia areata.

research Selected Variants of the Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene (MC4R) Do Not Confer Susceptibility to Female Pattern Hair Loss

9 citations, April 2013 in “Archives of Dermatological Research”

MC4R gene variants not linked to female hair loss.