Several teams of researchers are working on it around the world: their aim is to isolate and modify the genes that cause hereditary hair loss. Dr. Angela Christiano (New York) was the first, in 1995, to isolate one of those genes.

The modified genes will then be moved towards the hair follicles, which are (hereditarily) doomed to become prematurely inactive. Thanks to their fixed genetic programme, they should then be able to normally pursue their hair production. 

Properties. Radical treatment of androgenetic alopecia.

Expected results
The research could lead to treatments made available to the general public in 10 to 15 years.

Gender. Men and women

Current side effects
- For the moment, experiments carried out on mice are not able to stabilize the growth of the treated cells (risk of tumours).

- We do not yet know if the treated cells will revert to their initial genetic code. If that were the case, the treatment would need to be continuously repeated.