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Nature Genetics 40, 1270–1271 (1 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/ng1108-1270

Combing the genome for the root cause of baldness

W H Irwin McLean

One of the most obvious human genetic traits is baldness, affecting about 50% of the male population and a small number of women. There are many causes of alopecia, and several genes for monogenic forms of hair loss have emerged recently.