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Key points from article :
Melanocytes make melanin which gives our hair its colour.
Special stem cells then add melanocytes to new follicles.
MITF protein helps melanocytes to function.
MITF also represses the expression of innate immune genes.
Suggest a connection between viral infection and hair graying.
The study was published in the PLOS Biology journal.
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Lecturer of Statistics at the Open University, formerly statistical geneticist at University College London.
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