New clues to the genetic roots of hair pulling and skin picking

Two disorders with big names — trichotillomania (repeated hair pulling) and excoriation disorder (repeated skin picking) — were the focus of a recent Yale study looking at potential genetic causes. The two disorders are part of a group called body-focused repetitive behaviors, or BFRBs.

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