Found the gene responsible for hair loss

German scientists have found a gene that is responsible for one of the various types of hair loss. The work of scientists in the journal Nature Genetics. At the Institute of Human Genetics, scientists examined the hereditary forms of hair loss. This disease occurs in both men and women, as the researchers it hypotrichosis simplex. In this disease, the intensive hair loss occurs in childhood. In the study, researchers found that the cause for the disease encoded a mutation in a gene, which is a specific receptor on the surface of cells of the hair follicle. Hypotrichosis simplex - is a rare inherited defect, but the investigation into the causes of the disease contribute to the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of hair loss. Further confirmation of the importance of this gene for hair growth is the work of scientists from Columbia University. Researchers led by Angela Christiano (Angela Christiano) found that a mutation in the gene for the G-beloksopryazhenny receptor results in the syndrome of woolly hair. In this disease also affects the normal growth of hair.