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research Is the Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome a Keratin Disorder?

84 citations , April 2002 in “Archives of Dermatology”

Loose anagen hair syndrome may be caused by keratin gene mutations.

research Dermal papilla-induced hair differentiation of adult epithelial stem cells from human skin

90 citations , August 2004 in “Physiological Genomics”

Dermal papilla cells help skin stem cells grow into hair.

research Discovery of a novel murine keratin 6 (K6) isoform explains the absence of hair and nail defects in mice deficient for K6a and K6b

101 citations , August 2001 in “The Journal of Cell Biology”

A new keratin 6 type in mice explains why some mice without certain keratin genes still have normal hair and nails.

research Clinical Snippets

March 2004 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”

Razor bumps are linked to a genetic variant, misoprostol helps erythromelalgia pain, steroid ointments don't affect skin rhythms, and certain antibodies are common in localized scleroderma.

research The Human Type II Keratin Gene Cluster on Chromosome 12q13.13: Final Count or Hidden Secrets?

9 citations , February 2005 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology”

The document concludes that the human keratin gene cluster is complex, with a need for updated naming to reflect over 50 functional genes important for hair and skin biology.

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