research Functional Mapping of the Mouse Hairless Gene Promoter Region January 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Researchers found key regions in the mouse hairless gene that control its activity in skin and brain cells, affecting hair follicle function.
research Analysis of Hairless Gene Regulation and Identification of Affected Signaling Pathways in 'Bald Mill Hill' Mutants January 2008 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” The mutant HR bmh protein affects hair follicle formation by failing to repress vitamin D receptor activity.