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Gene scan to predict hair loss

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Nature Genetics analysed DNA from 5,000 volunteers with and without male-pattern baldness and found two stretches of the genome linked with the condition.

Researchers say being able to predict hair loss early could boost development of preventive treatments.
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11 responses // Gene scan to predict hair loss

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    "I predict that you will suffer hair loss"

    "Right... is there anything you can do about that?"

    "No"

    phillyharper
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    New pre-req for dating j/k.

    I have enough hair on my scalp for 3 people many hair stylist have told me.

    If dey are gonna study why people are bald I also hope they study why people like me have SUPER thick hair.

    The article stated there were studying people not affected, wonder if that includes people who are sick of hearing "Wow you have a ton of hair".

    VegaNerDiva
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    I like my hairline...

    neckfire
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    the fact is that I am losing my hairs and the other facts is when they happen to find a cure for hairs I'll have been a bald man already so I don't care whether or not they can find a cure.

    atarikg
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    erm...so what? Going bald isn't a bad thing it's natural. This is just obsession with image.

    dirtyemowords
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    So they can predict if i will have a clog free drain in 20 years? Rad.

    ahowes
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    Don't really want to know if I will go bald. Likely to have lost some hair already. I believe good nutrition, water, aerobic exercise and some have said applying Aromotherapthy to the scalp and you may stop balding. Its all about stopping DHT getting to the follicles.

    GeoffNI
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    Quote:
    "I predict that you will suffer hair loss"

    "Right... is there anything you can do about that?"

    "No"

    Actually, technology is working towards being able to correct genetic disorders. Cancer research is a major focal point of gene therapy. The same technology that is being used for cancer can potentially be used to prevent, slow, and/or reverse hair loss. The real question is, "should we?".

    LiketoKnow
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    There is HUGE money involved in hairloss therapy.

    Too bad nothing really works.

    There is a fortune to be made if you unlock the secret.

    iloveravi

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