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Nature Genetics 40, 265 - 266 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ng0308-265

Disentangling the roots of inherited hair disorders

Eli Sprecher1

  1. Eli Sprecher is in the Laboratory of Molecular Dermatology, Department of Dermatology at the Rambam Health Care Campus and Rappaport Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel.
    e-mail: e_sprecher@rambam.health.gov.il


Rare syndromes offer unique opportunities to gain insight into central physiological processes. By deciphering the genetic basis of two rare inherited diseases, two studies identify a key role for P2Y5, a G protein–coupled receptor, in hair follicle development.

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