Gene behind hair loss identified (New Kerala)- Top... Now, after six years of study, researchers at the University of Bonn have identified a gene that causes a rare hereditary form of hair loss – Hypotrichosis simplex – throwing open the possibility of regenerating hair. These researchers are the first to identify a receptor that plays a role in hair growth. At fault is a genetic defect that prevents certain receptors on the surface of hair follicle cells...

Hair Loss News – Scientists find genetic key... PARIS (AFP) – Researchers have found the genetic basis of two distinct forms of inherited hair loss, opening a broad path to treatments for thinning locks, according to a pair of studies released Sunday. Geneticist Regina Betz of the University of Bonn and her colleagues hunted down a gene — P2RY5 — that causes a rare, inherited form of hair loss called Hypotrichosis simplex. Columbia University...

Gene discovery may lead to new baldness drugs (Reu... LONDON (Reuters) – Researchers have identified a gene linked to hair loss that could lead to new drugs to treat baldness. Pfizer Inc 's Rogaine are drugs sold to stop baldness, but they help people maintain their hair rather than grow new follicles. Using DNA samples from 11 members of a Saudi Arabian family that had inherited the rare condition, the researchers found that a mutation in the P2Y5 gene prevented...