Hair today, gone tomorrow " and this is why
October 12, 2008 PARIS (AFP) - Gene detectives on Sunday said they had netted two genetic variants that, together, boost the risk of male baldness sevenfold.
The two variants are located on a stretch of DNA on Chromosome 20, according to a study carried out on 1,125 men of European descent.
“These variants are present in one in seven Caucasian men and provide novel insights into the cause of this common and sometimes distressing condition,” the team said.
Previous research has determined that male pattern baldness " also known as androgenic alopecia " has a highly genetic origin. Heritability accounts for 80 percent of cases.
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