The Discovery of a New Hair Loss Gene
Scientists at Bonn and Düsseldorf Universities have discovered an important hair loss gene. During their study, the researchers investigated over 500,000 positions in the human genome, and found a gene variant which occurs clearly more frequently in bald men than in control persons. The results reveal that more than one gene is involved in the development of male hair loss, and that the previous notion (that the inheritance of baldness is due to only one risk gene for the androgen receptor on the X-chromosome) that hair loss is only inherited from the mother, is patently wrong. This older notion recognizes that men often take after their maternal grandfathers with regards to hair loss. However, the newly discovered gene lies on chromosome 20, and can be inherited from both the mother and the father. This information helps to explain for the hair loss pattern similarity between father and son.
A healthy individual loses around a hundred hairs a day. This is not a concern as long as they are constantly replaced and the losses occur evenly around the whole scalp. But when hair loss goes well beyond this level, it can become quite a problem for those affected — not only superficially in terms of looks but also psychologically. Hair loss can occur for a number of reasons and can often be treated successfully.
One possible treatment is known as the UGraft advanced FUE hair restoration method pioneered by Dr. Umar and performed at the DermHair Clinic in Los Angeles. With this breakthrough hair transplantation procedure, Dr. Umar is able to transplant hair from various parts of the body to the balding areas of the head (body hair transplantation, BHT) in his Los Angeles hair clinic. With this innovative procedure, even the most severely bald individual can have his hair restored globally without sacrificing the crown or settling for an aged higher hairline. Dr. U’s UGraft procedure is very effective and is a possible option for some severely bald individuals or those that are donor depleted. For more information, please contact the DermHair Clinic in Los Angeles at (310)318-1500, or visit do a free hair surgery online consultation