7 citations
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July 2019 in “Animals” The KRTAP21-1 gene affects wool yield and can help improve wool production.
November 2020 in “UNC Libraries” Seven new genetic risk areas for prostate cancer were found.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Ruxolitinib helped a woman with a genetic mutation regrow her hair and improved her health.
4 citations
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May 2011 in “Movement Disorders” A woman's unique dementia was misdiagnosed, a genetic mutation increases Parkinson's risk with age, and finasteride may help with Tourette syndrome.
21 citations
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June 2009 in “Mammalian genome” A new mutation in the Hr gene causes hair loss in mice, similar to a human hair disorder.
4 citations
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January 2009 in “PubMed” A mutation in the KRT86 gene causes hair fragility in a Turkish family.
May 2023 in “Pharmaceuticals” Three specific mutations in the LIPH gene can cause hair loss by damaging the protein's structure and function.
1 citations
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September 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” WNT10A gene mutations cause short anagen hair syndrome.
14 citations
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January 2013 in “Hormone and Metabolic Research” The severity of symptoms in nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia is not determined by CYP21A2 gene variations.
54 citations
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November 2001 in “Urology” The length of the CAG repeat in the androgen receptor gene affects the risk and progression of prostate cancer, BPH, infertility, and undermasculinized genitalia.
8 citations
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December 2017 in “Skin appendage disorders” WNT7A gene expression is higher in early stages of androgenetic alopecia, showing the role of WNT pathway, apoptosis, and inflammation in the disorder.
January 2024 in “Doria (University of Helsinki)” Keratins help GLUT2 stay on the cell membrane in pancreatic β-cells.
May 2025 in “Anadolu Kliniği Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi” Gene variations may increase oxidative stress in male pattern baldness.
24 citations
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November 2008 in “Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia” Four patients with a type of rickets and hair loss had different mutations in their vitamin D receptor gene, causing it to not work properly.
10 citations
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June 2022 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” ARTS helps stop tumors by promoting cell death.
10 citations
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May 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Hair follicles can be used to study gene mutations in Stargardt disease.
14 citations
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December 2016 in “Sexual Medicine” Finasteride side effects in young men may be linked to specific gene variations.
2 citations
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January 2019 in “Annals of Dermatology” Certain gene variations in EGF and EGFR may increase the risk of alopecia areata in Koreans.
36 citations
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March 2019 in “European Journal of Human Genetics” The research found genetic differences in identical twins that could explain why one twin has a disease while the other does not.
January 2022 in “Function” Studying rare genetic disorders can help us understand and treat common diseases better.
2 citations
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May 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A TP63 gene mutation causes significant hair loss and mild skin, nail, and tooth abnormalities.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” 848 genes related to fat and metabolism are less active in people with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia.
1 citations
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October 2025 in “Micromachines” Portable point-of-care testing can improve quick and accurate genetic disorder detection.
August 2012 in “Nature Cell Biology” The tumor suppressor BRCA2 helps in cell division by bringing key proteins to the area where cells split.
11 citations
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April 2019 in “Bioscience Reports” Certain genetic variations in the RAB5B gene are linked to a higher risk of polycystic ovary syndrome in Chinese Han women.
21 citations
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January 2018 in “PLoS Genetics” Certain genetic variants in keratins increase the risk of tooth decay.
47 citations
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February 1998 in “Journal of bone and mineral research” A specific gene mutation causes vitamin D-resistant rickets and hair loss.
2 citations
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June 2000 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Mutation in hairless gene may increase hair loss risk.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Lack of TG2 increases fat storage and lowers cell cleanup in skin oil cells.
5 citations
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January 1988 Only two of the four keratin genes are expressed in wool fibers.