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June 2024 in “APOPTOSIS” Caspases affect many cell functions and could help treat various diseases.
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February 2020 in “The journal of gene medicine” A mutation in the HR gene causes a rare form of irreversible hair loss in two Kashmiri families. Whole exome sequencing is effective for finding such mutations.
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