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August 2018 in “Skin appendage disorders” Some alternative treatments for hair loss might work, but more research is needed.
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November 2022 in “eLife” Both gene and non-gene areas of DNA evolved to make some mammals hairless.
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January 2024 in “Elsevier eBooks” Alternative medicine might help with hair loss.
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Hairlessness in mammals is due to complex genetic changes in both genes and regulatory regions.
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