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January 2012 in “Journal of Toxicologic Pathology” A rat had a cyst similar to a hair follicle structure.
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September 2020 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” A certain genetic variant in the androgen receptor may predict the severity of COVID-19 in men.
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