research Alopecia and periorificial dermatitis in biotin-responsive multiple carboxylase deficiency
Biotin supplements can effectively treat hair loss and skin issues in certain enzyme deficiencies.
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Biotin is important for metabolism, with specific daily intake recommendations, and deficiency can cause health problems.
research BIOTIN-RESPONSIVE ALOPECIA AND DEVELOPMENTAL REGRESSION
Biotin treatment can significantly improve hair loss and motor functions in certain metabolic disorders.
research Editorial Board
People need different amounts of biotin based on age, and not getting enough can cause health problems.
research Consumption of a low-carbohydrate and high-fat diet (the ketogenic diet) exaggerates biotin deficiency in mice
The ketogenic diet can worsen biotin deficiency, suggesting a need for biotin supplements.
research Biotin Deficiency in a Patient with Short Bowel Syndrome during Home Parenteral Nutrition
Biotin supplements restored hair and resolved symptoms in a woman with biotin deficiency.
research Editorial Board
People need different amounts of biotin based on age and it's important for health, with many foods providing enough.
research Familial Uncombable Hair Syndrome: Ultrastructural Hair Study and Response to Biotin
Biotin improved hair appearance in uncombable hair syndrome but didn't change hair structure.
research Dramatic Clinical Improvement With Biotin Mega‐Dose Therapy in a Neonate With Holocarboxylase Synthetase Deficiency
Biotin mega-dose therapy led to dramatic improvement in a newborn with a rare metabolic disorder.
research Effect of Primary Biotin Deficiency on the Skin of Germ-Free and Conventional Mice Fed a Purified Biotin-Deficient Diet without Supplementation with Egg White.
Biotin deficiency causes severe hair loss and weight reduction in germ-free mice.
research Biotin: overview of the treatment of diseases of cutaneous appendages and of hyperseborrhea
Biotin supplements can improve certain skin disorders and hair loss when a deficiency is present.
research Biotin beware: Perils of biotin supplementation: Response to: “The epidemiology, impact, and diagnosis of micronutrient nutritional dermatoses. Part 2: B-complex vitamins”
Taking biotin supplements can be risky and often lacks evidence of effectiveness for skin, hair, and nail issues.
research Morphologische und histochemische Untersuchungen von Haut. Schleimhäuten und Klauen bei Schweinen mit experimentellem Biotinmangel4
Biotin deficiency in pigs causes hair loss, skin issues, and weak claws.
research Uncombable hair improved by biotin
Biotin supplements significantly improved a young girl's uncombable hair.
research Uncombable hair syndrome: Observations on response to biotin and occurrence in siblings with ectodermal dysplasia
Biotin improved hair growth and combability in one child with uncombable hair syndrome.
research Possible biotin deficiency in adults receiving long-term total parenteral nutrition
Biotin deficiency can cause hair loss in adults on long-term TPN, but supplementation helps regrow hair.
research Management of “hyperandrogenism” confounded by dermatology biotin prescriptions
Biotin can interfere with lab tests, causing misdiagnosis.
research PMON224 Newly Observed Interference of Oral Biotin with the Free Testosterone Assay? In a Woman with Postmenopausal Virilization.
Taking biotin can lead to incorrect low results in free testosterone tests.
research Assessment of biotin supplementation among patients in an outpatient dermatology clinic
Most people using biotin don't see skin improvements, and it may affect lab tests, so doctors shouldn't suggest it without confirming a deficiency.
research Der Einfluβ des experimentellen Biotinmangels auf Morphologie und Histochemie von Haut und Klauen des Schweines
Biotin is essential for healthy skin and claws in pigs.
research Development of a system for clinical evaluation of the biotin status of sows.
Serum biotin levels can indicate biotin deficiency in sows.
research How Biotin Induces Misleading Results in Thyroid Bioassays: Case Series
Taking biotin supplements can cause incorrect thyroid test results, leading to wrong diagnoses.
research Low serum biotin in Japanese children fed with hydrolysate formula
Japanese infants fed hydrolysate formula may have low biotin levels.
research Biotin Supplementation Ameliorates Murine Colitis by Preventing NF-κB Activation
Biotin may help treat inflammatory bowel disease by reducing inflammation and improving gut health.
research The effectiveness of biotin in therapy alopecia of various origins, pathologies of the skin and nails
Biotin effectively treats hair loss, skin, and nail issues without overdose risk.
research Acute and Chronic Biotin Deficiencies in the Monkey (Macaca Mulatta)
Biotin deficiency in monkeys causes fur and skin issues, but 20 μg of biotin daily can prevent or cure it.
research Reply to: “Response to ‘Rethinking biotin therapy for hair, nail, and skin disorders’”
Biotin treatment for hair, nail, and skin disorders has weak evidence and should not be recommended unless new research shows clear benefits.
research The influence of biotin on viability, pyruvate carboxylase activity and the response to malate concentration in vitro by isolated secondary hair follicles of the Angora goat
Biotin deficiency may harm hair follicle health and growth in Angora goats.
research Decreased selenium intake and low plasma selenium concentrations leading to clinical symptoms in a child with propionic acidaemia
Selenium deficiency caused symptoms in a child, which improved with selenium supplements.
research Abstract #1182315: Biotin and thyroid function test
High-dose biotin can cause false thyroid test results; stop taking biotin two days before testing to avoid errors.