research Choroidal Melanoma and Lid Fibrofoliculomas in Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome
A patient with Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome also had choroidal melanoma, suggesting the need for careful eyelid exams in such patients.
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300-330 / 1000+ resultsresearch BH05 (P049) Best foot forward: awareness of melanoma of the foot among podiatrists
Podiatrists need more training to detect foot melanoma early.
research Direct conversion of mouse and human fibroblasts to functional melanocytes by defined factors
Fibroblasts can be turned into melanocytes for potential skin treatments.
research Biology of melanocytes in mammals
Melanocytes are important for skin and hair color and protect the skin from UV damage.
research Nestin is expressed in HMB‐45 negative melanoma cells in dermal parts of nodular melanoma
Nestin helps identify certain melanoma cells in nodular melanoma.
research Stabilization of β-catenin promotes melanocyte specification at the expense of the Schwann cell lineage
Activating β-catenin increases melanocytes and decreases Schwann cells.
research Malignant Melanoma and Its Stromal Nonimmune Microecosystem
The surrounding tissue plays a crucial role in the growth and spread of skin cancer.
research 687 BMP signaling in the hair follicle stem cell niche regulates hair growth and skin pigmentation
BMP signaling controls hair growth and skin color.
research Melanosis Coli After Long-Term Ingestion of Cape Aloe
Long-term Cape Aloe use causes harmless colon pigmentation that can help detect polyps.
research Desmoplastic melanoma presenting as an alopecic patch in a young patient
A man had a rare skin cancer that looked like a bald spot.
research Loss of ‘Epidermal Melanin Unit’ Integrity in Human Skin During Melanoma-Genesis
Melanoma development can be linked to the breakdown of skin's melanin-producing units.
research Left-sided excess of melanoma occurrence but not of other skin cancers: Additional evidence
Melanoma occurs more on the left side of the body, unlike other skin cancers.
research The dermatological consequences of obesity
Obesity increases the risk of skin infections, inflammatory conditions, and melanoma, but not basal cell carcinoma.
research Beyond the Epidermal-Melanin-Unit: The Human Scalp Anagen Hair Bulb Is Home to Multiple Melanocyte Subpopulations of Variable Melanogenic Capacity
The human scalp has different types of pigment cells in hair follicles with varying abilities to produce pigment.
research Combined melanocytic nevus presenting with scalp alopecia associated with alopecia areata: Coincidence or causal?
A man's scalp hair loss was due to a combined melanocytic nevus and alopecia areata, suggesting a possible link between the two conditions.
research Follicular induction and CK20+ Merkel cells overlying cutaneous focal mucinosis
Some skin growths with mucin can form hair follicles and resemble skin cancer, but a special stain can help tell them apart.
research Melasma and Endocrine Disorders
Melasma is a skin condition linked to female hormones, genetics, UV exposure, and certain medications, but not to pituitary, adrenal, or thyroid diseases.
research Updates from the British Association of Dermatologists 91st Annual Meeting, 5-7 July 2011, London, U.K.
New treatments and management strategies for skin conditions like melanoma and Spitz naevi were discussed at the dermatologists' meeting.
research Photobiomodulation for Skin Pigmentation Disorders: A Dual-Function Treatment
Light therapy is effective and safe for treating skin color disorders like vitiligo and dark spots.
research In vitro Differentiation of Melanocyte Stem Cells Derived from Vitiligo Patients into Functional Melanocytes
Melanocyte stem cells from non-affected skin in vitiligo patients can become functional melanocytes for potential therapy.
research Decision letter: Dynamics of nevus development implicate cell cooperation in the growth arrest of transformed melanocytes
Moles may stop growing due to cell cooperation, not just because of individual cell aging.
research Identification of somatic and germline mosaicism for a keratin 5 mutation in epidermolysis bullosa simplex in a family of which the proband was previously regarded as a sporadic case
The keratin 5 mutation in a family with epidermolysis bullosa simplex was due to mosaicism, not a new mutation.
research Perkembangan Aksis Pars Intermedia Hipofise – Melanosit Kulit Monyet Ekor Panjang (Macaca fascicularis).
The PI's development is closely linked to skin and hair pigmentation in macaques.
research Nevus Comedonicus (Blaschkoid Variant)
A 14-year-old boy has a skin condition called nevus comedonicus, treated with tretinoin cream.
research 576 Merkel cell carcinoma with fungi infection: A case report
Surgery and antifungal medication are effective for treating Merkel cell carcinoma with fungal infection.
research Excessive hair growth around local β‐interferon injection sites for malignant melanoma
β-interferon injections for melanoma can cause excessive hair growth at the injection sites.
research An approach to disorders of pigmentation
The document concludes that pigmentation disorders in animals involve complex interactions between melanocytes and keratinocytes.
research Melanocyte stem cells in the skin: Origin, biological characteristics, homeostatic maintenance and therapeutic potential
Melanocyte stem cells are vital for skin and hair color and have potential in treating skin disorders and cancer.
research Transient Bullous Dermolysis of the Newborn
The newborn's skin condition improved over time, leaving only lighter skin patches.
research Betamethasone actives cultured amelanotic melanocytes derived from outer root sheath of human hair follicle
Betamethasone activates and increases the growth of certain skin cells from hair follicles.