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Alopecia Study In Need Of Control Participants

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is leading a study that will create a national registry of aopecia patients and their family members. The registry will allow researchers to determine the genetic components of alopecia, and hopefully lead to a better understanding of the disease with an eye toward an eventual cure. It seems that they are having good results with signing up alopecians and their family members, but less luck in finding control subjects. The AlopeciaCare.com site is currently stating that of the 500 control subjects needed, only 22 have been signed on so far. Control subjects must not have alopecia, or be related to anyone who has it. Which naturally excludes those most directly and even indirectly effected by the disorder.

So our mission, if we choose to accept it, is to try and strong arm our friends into participating.

So our mission, if we choose to accept it, is to try and strong arm our friends into participating. Quotation

Even though the study is based out of Houston, the initial phase of control registration is conducted online. For those who pass the initial screening, a long form questionnaire and sample bloodwork can by arrainged through the subject's local physician, so that no travel is required. We really must try to help find control participants for the researchers, considering that no real work can get done without them. There is more information at the MD Anderson Cancer Center site.

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