Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach and Markus Nöthen, University of Bonn (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach and Markus Nöthen, University of Bonn

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Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach and Markus Nöthen from the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Bonn, in collaboration with colleagues, identified over 60 alterations in the human genome that increase the risk of premature hair loss. Some of them are also associated with illnesses such as prostate cancer or characteristics such as small body size.

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© Photo: Andreas Stein/Institut für Humangenetik

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