November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Genetic changes in specific proteins contribute to hair loss in some women of African descent.
5 citations
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September 2013 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Researchers found a new mutation in the HR gene causing hair loss and skin bumps in a Pakistani family.
23 citations
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December 2013 in “Molecular cancer therapeutics” Breast cancer treatments work better with AR activation, improving results and reducing side effects.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Most Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa patients with a specific mutation likely have Sephardic ancestry from about 500 years ago.
November 2025 in “Cancer Cell International” Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote tumor growth in skin cancer.
7 citations
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December 2015 in “International Journal of Dermatology” New and known mutations in the hairless gene cause a hair loss condition called Atrichia with papular lesions.
March 2010 in “Ejc Supplements” CK 5/6 expression in breast cancer is linked to negative hormone receptor status and higher tumor grade.
6 citations
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September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Oral 5-alpha reductase inhibitors do not increase breast cancer or benign breast disorder risk in women.
72 citations
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November 2012 in “PloS one” The protein folliculin, involved in a rare disease, works with another protein to control how cells stick together and their organization, and changes in this interaction can lead to disease symptoms.
2 citations
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January 2008 in “Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)”
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May 2021 in “BMC Proceedings” The document concludes that more research is needed to reduce frequent hospital visits, addiction medicine education improves with specific training, early breast cancer surgery findings are emerging, nipple smears are not very accurate, surgery for older melanoma patients doesn't extend life, a genetic condition in infants can often be treated with one drug, doctors are inconsistent with blood clot medication, a certain gene may protect against cell damage, muscle gene overexpression affects many other genes, and some mitochondrial genes are less active in mice with tumors.
64 citations
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August 2014 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” A deficiency in the TTC7A gene causes immune problems, gut issues, and hair loss.
3 citations
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December 2014 in “Annals of Laboratory Medicine” A Korean baby with nevus sebaceus syndrome was found to have a KRAS gene mutation.
May 2025 in “The FASEB Journal” Targeting the TNFRSF1B gene may help treat hair loss.
4 citations
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October 2003 in “Annales de Génétique” A specific gene mutation causes different hair defects in Indian monilethrix families.
1 citations
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April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” UV photography can help identify people at higher risk for skin cancer, and male pattern baldness at age 45 is linked to a higher risk of certain skin cancers.
January 2011 in “The Chinese Journal of Dermatovenereology” Shorter GGN repeats in the androgen receptor gene are linked to androgenetic alopecia.
54 citations
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April 2020 in “Experimental & Molecular Medicine” Cox-2 significantly contributes to the development and progression of skin and esophageal cancers.
4 citations
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December 2016 in “Blood” A new gene mutation may cause cyclic thrombocytopenia by affecting platelet production.
January 2016 in “International journal of reproduction, contraception, obstetrics and gynecology” A certain gene variation is linked to a higher risk of polycystic ovarian syndrome in South Indian women.
42 citations
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August 1999 in “The American journal of pathology” Basal cell carcinomas have much higher levels of Vitamin D3 receptors compared to healthy skin.
17 citations
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June 2017 in “Gene” A rare genetic mutation found in an Indian family can be detected through prenatal screening.
August 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Normal cells outcompete and remove mutant cells in the pancreas with the help of the EphA2 receptor.
January 2013 in “International Journal of Trichology” A new mutation in the TRPS1 gene was found in a Ukrainian girl with Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type I.
March 2010 in “The Journal of Urology” Methylation of the 5-AR2 gene may cause resistance to Finasteride in BPH patients.
Higher TGF-β signaling may increase skin cancer risk in organ transplant recipients.
11 citations
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January 2014 in “Dermatology” Certain SPINK5 gene mutations are common in Israeli families with Comèl-Netherton syndrome.
26 citations
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September 2012 in “Cell Reports” B-Raf and C-Raf are essential for maintaining melanocyte stem cells to prevent hair graying.
March 2024 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” A new MTX2 gene mutation caused a severe genetic disorder in a young Chinese girl.
February 2014 in “Revista Argentina de Cardiología” Androgens may increase arrhythmias in Brugada Syndrome, while Finasteride could reduce them.