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hair graying

Wednesday 13 April 2016

Genetics

- IRF4 polymorphisms

Open references

- Towards a "free radical theory of graying": melanocyte apoptosis in the aging human hair follicle is an indicator of oxidative stress induced tissue damage. Arck PC, Overall R, Spatz K, Liezman C, Handjiski B, Klapp BF, Birch-Machin MA, Peters EM. FASEB J. 2006 Jul;20(9):1567-9. PMID: 16723385 (Free)