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Researchers made a mouse model with curly hair and hair loss by editing a gene.
January 2023 in “The Keio Journal of Medicine” Certain gene variants can cause inherited hair diseases, which are important to diagnose and understand for patient care.
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Some treatments like minoxidil, finasteride, and surgery can help with hereditary hair loss.
October 2016 in “Iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences” Sertraline, an antidepressant, may cause hair loss in rare cases.
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