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July 2006 in “Endocrine Reviews” Estrogens significantly influence hair growth by interacting with receptors in hair follicles and may help regulate the hair growth cycle.
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June 2018 in “EMBO Reports” YAP and TAZ proteins are necessary for the development of two types of skin cancer.
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December 2021 in “Nature Communications” Non-canonical Wnt signaling helps intestinal stem cells move to injury sites for tissue repair.
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November 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Different harmful mutations in the CDH3 gene cause HJMD, but symptoms vary among individuals.
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February 2020 in “Frontiers in genetics” The CORT, FGF5, and CD36 genes are crucial for the cold weather adaptation of Yanbian cattle.
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