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Scientists attribute hair loss to a number of factors, but a recent study has discovered that problems in a gene may be a cause of inherited hair loss.
The study conducted by the University of Massachusetts, however, doesn't blame baldness solely on the problematic gene, called the LIPH gene. The United Press International tells us more:
The study doesn't lay blame for hair loss solely on the malfunctioning LIPH gene because people can lose their hair for many reasons and other genes may be involved, WebMD.com said. In this study, the LIPH gene, which makes a protein, stood out as the cause.
Evgeny Rogaev, a psychiatry professor specializing in genetics at the University of Massachusetts medical school, studied healthy Russian people from 50 unrelated families with conditions of inherited hair loss and slow-growing hair, WebMD.com said.
The researchers found participants with inherited hair loss and slow-growing hair had a glitch in their LIPH gene, WebMD.com said.