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Nature Genetics 40, 265 - 266 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ng0308-265
Disentangling the roots of inherited hair disorders
Eli Sprecher1
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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
Abstract
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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