research NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SECTION ON DERMATOLOGY AND SYPHILIS
An 8-year-old boy with Recklinghausen's Disease shows various symptoms and is from a family with close genetic ties.
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480-510 / 1000+ resultsresearch Epidermal expression of the truncated prelamin A causing Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: effects on keratinocytes, hair and skin
Progerin affects cell shape but not hair or skin in mice.
research Clinical Snippets
Some cells may slow melanoma growth, a protein could affect skin pigmentation, a gene-silencing method might treat hair defects, skin bacteria changes likely result from eczema, and a defensin protein could help treat multiple sclerosis.
research Novel compound heterozygous cadherin 3 mutations in hypotrichosis and juvenile macular dystrophy
Two new mutations in the CDH3 gene cause hair loss and vision problems in a young girl.
research Genetic Defects in Human Pericentrin Are Associated With Severe Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
People with PCNT mutations often develop severe insulin resistance and early-onset diabetes during childhood or adolescence.
research Ulerythema ophryogenes (keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei).
Ulerythema ophryogenes causes hair thinning and inflammation, with limited treatment options.
research A four generation hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia family: an allelic variant of Clouston syndrome?
The family has a unique form of ectodermal dysplasia similar to Clouston syndrome but with different hair and skin symptoms.
research Two novel MBTPS2 missense mutations impairing S2P proteolytic activity lead to IFAP syndrome with new phenotypic anomalies
New mutations in MBTPS2 reduce its function and cause IFAP syndrome with unusual symptoms.
research Loose anagen hair syndrome in children of Upper Egypt
Loose Anagen Hair syndrome occurs in dark-skinned children and often improves on its own.
research Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis caused by a novel mutation in the human hairless transcript
A new mutation in the HR gene causes hair loss in a specific family.
research Nevoid basal carcinoma syndrome (Gorlin syndrome) and pronounced androgenic alopecia in a woman with a novel mutation p.Leu1159fsx32 in the PTCH gene
A woman with a new PTCH gene mutation has both Gorlin syndrome and severe hair loss.
research Persistent Milia, Steatocystoma multiplex and Eruptive Vellus Hair Cysts: Variable Expression of Multiple Pilosebaceous Cysts within an Affected Family
Milia, SM, and EVHC may be related conditions, not separate ones.
research Pathology in Practice
Three related Persian cats have a rare, likely hereditary skin condition causing hair loss and poor coat quality, with limited treatment options.
research 852 Targeted deletion of crif1 in mouse skin epidermis impairs skin homeostasis
Deleting Crif1 in mouse skin disrupts skin balance and hair growth.
research Analogs of human genetic skin disease in domesticated animals
Some domesticated animals have the same genetic skin diseases as humans, which can help doctors understand human genetic mutations.
research Cellular and Metabolic Basis for the Ichthyotic Phenotype in NIPAL4 (Ichthyin)–Deficient Canines
Mutations in NIPAL4 cause skin issues by disrupting lipid layers, but some improvement is seen with topical treatment.
research Alopecia areata incognito: A rare cause of hair loss in children
Alopecia areata incognito in children can be effectively treated with triamcinolone acetonide and supplements, leading to full hair regrowth.
research Acne Syndromes and Mosaicism
Understanding how acne develops in different diseases could lead to new treatments.
research β1 Integrins with Individually Disrupted Cytoplasmic NPxY Motifs Are Embryonic Lethal but Partially Active in the Epidermis
Mutations in β1 integrins cause embryonic death but have milder effects on skin.
research Basement Membrane Zone Remodeling During Appendageal Development in Human Fetal Skin. The Absence of Type VII Collagen is Associated with Gelatinase-A (MMP2) Activity
Type VII collagen absence helps skin development by allowing tissue remodeling.
research Loss of Msx2 Function Down-Regulates the FoxE3 Expression and Results in Anterior Segment Dysgenesis Resembling Peters Anomaly
Loss of Msx2 function causes eye development issues similar to Peters anomaly.
research Gene-knockout mice with abnormal epidermal and hair follicular development
Knocking out certain genes in mice helps understand skin and hair growth problems.
research Clinicopathologic observation of temporal triangular alopecia
Temporal triangular alopecia usually starts in early childhood and treatment with Minoxidil has limited effectiveness.
research Hypotrichosis in a child with olmsted syndrome
A child with Olmsted syndrome showed mild improvement in hair and skin issues with treatment.
research NIPAL4 mutation c.527C˃A identified in Romanian patients with autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis
The NIPAL4 mutation c.527C>A is common in Romanian patients with autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis.
research Hair today, toothpaste tomorrow
Keratin could help create enamel-regenerating toothpaste in a few years.
research Case report: Acrodermatitis enteropathica result from a novel SLC39A4 gene mutation
A girl with skin rashes and low zinc levels improved with zinc supplements and had new gene mutations linked to her condition.
research Two‐Year Follow‐Up of Ectodermal Dysplasia‐Syndactyly Syndrome 1 in a Palestinian Child Successfully Treated With Topical Minoxidil and Tretinoin: A Case Report
Topical minoxidil and tretinoin improved hair growth in a girl with EDSS1 over two years.
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
A new keratin 6 type in mice explains why some mice without certain keratin genes still have normal hair and nails.
research Conditional knock out of N-WASP in keratinocytes causes skin barrier defects and atopic dermatitis-like inflammation
N-WASP is essential for healthy skin and preventing inflammation.