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TLR2 helps control hair growth and regeneration, and its reduction with age or obesity can impair hair growth.
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A KRT32 gene variant causes loose anagen hair syndrome.
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Genetic mutations linked to ectodermal dysplasias and hair loss were identified in Pakistani families.
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