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October 1999 in “Differentiation” Mutant MK6a transgenes in mice cause blistering, hair loss, and potential human alopecia.
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October 2013 in “Molecular Biology of the Cell” The protein CCN2 controls hair growth by affecting hair follicle formation and stem cell activity in mice.
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