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March 2008 in “American Journal of Human Genetics” Hair loss gene found on chromosome 3q26.
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December 2010 in “Journal of human genetics” A Japanese patient with IFAP syndrome had a severe MBTPS2 gene mutation but showed milder symptoms than previously observed cases.