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A study has found that the LSS gene is responsible for hair loss caused by the hypotrichosis simplex.
Researchers led by human geneticists at the University of Bonn discovered the LSS gene, and how it is responsible for the rare form hair loss experienced from childhood. The research team found that changes in this gene leads to the impairment of an important enzyme that has a crucial function in cholesterol metabolism.
Those who are affected from this condition tend to have fine hair that sprouts sparsely in infancy, with progressing hair loss as age increases. Hypotrichosis simplex is a rare form of hair loss (alopecia), with the condition being limited to a few hundred families worldwide.
https://www.drugtargetreview.com/news/36543/gene-hair-loss/
Researchers led by human geneticists at the University of Bonn discovered the LSS gene, and how it is responsible for the rare form hair loss experienced from childhood. The research team found that changes in this gene leads to the impairment of an important enzyme that has a crucial function in cholesterol metabolism.
Those who are affected from this condition tend to have fine hair that sprouts sparsely in infancy, with progressing hair loss as age increases. Hypotrichosis simplex is a rare form of hair loss (alopecia), with the condition being limited to a few hundred families worldwide.
https://www.drugtargetreview.com/news/36543/gene-hair-loss/
