Findings could provide targets for treatment
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Close to 300 genetic regions tied to male pattern baldness have been identified, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in PLOS Genetics.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom analyzed genetic data from 52,874 men and pinpointed 287 genetic regions linked to severe hair loss.
Many of the identified genes are associated with hair structure and development. The genes could provide targets for the development of drugs to treat baldness in the future, the researchers said.
“In this study, data were collected on hair loss pattern but not age of onset; we would expect to see an even stronger genetic signal if we were able to identify those with early onset hair loss,” study co-leader David Hill, Ph.D., a statistical geneticist at the university, said in a journal news release.
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