January 2023 in “Annals of Dermatology” Patients with a specific genetic variant have more severe alopecia areata and higher recurrence rates.
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August 2015 in “Scanning” Corkscrew and cigarette-ash-shaped hairs in tinea capitis are caused by internal hair degradation and external resistance.
23 citations
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September 1992 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Cepharanthine and minoxidil promote cell growth and delay hair cell maturation.
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June 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The document concludes that assessing hair follicle damage due to cyclophosphamide in mice involves analyzing structural changes and suggests a scoring system for standardized evaluation.
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December 2017 in “JAMA pediatrics”
May 2023 in “Sučasna pedìatrìâ. Ukraïna” An 11-year-old child with total hair loss may have a genetic autoimmune disease, and the outlook for hair regrowth is not good.
56 citations
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December 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Hair follicle cells age faster and lose pigment due to less catalase, causing hair to turn gray.
November 2025 in “FEBS Open Bio” JAK/STAT1 pathway causes hair loss during chemotherapy by reducing Shh in hair follicles.
16 citations
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November 2009 in “Experimental dermatology” Ionizing radiation damages human hair follicles by stopping cell growth, causing cell death, disrupting color, and increasing stress and damage markers.
September 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Some hair growth cells remain in partially bald areas of Indian men with hair loss.
10 citations
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July 2007 in “PubMed” Chemotherapy causes hair loss in cancer patients by affecting both growing and resting hair.
130 citations
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January 1994 in “Differentiation” Mouse hair follicle cells briefly grow during the early hair growth phase, showing that these cells are important for starting the hair cycle.
134 citations
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July 2020 in “Experimental dermatology” Hair follicles are normally protected from the immune system, but when this protection fails, it can cause hair loss in alopecia areata.
March 2019 in “Our Dermatology Online” A woman with severe hair loss regrew mostly white hair after treatment.
January 2008 in “Catalunya música: Revista musical catalana” Tooth loss can cause premature gray hair due to less chewing.
31 citations
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August 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” The conclusion is that understanding how hair follicle stem cells live or die is important for maintaining healthy tissue and repairing injuries, and could help treat hair loss, but there are still challenges to overcome.
March 1983 in “The Journal of the American Dental Association” November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Stimulating OR10J1 can promote hair growth and may help treat hair loss.
13 citations
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November 1973 in “Archives of Dermatology” Hair loss may be an early sign of serious illnesses like Hodgkin disease.
June 2020 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair shaft malformation contributes to Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia.
September 2004 in “Kitasato medical journal” Epidermal growth factor causes hair loss by triggering cell death and changing the hair cycle.
July 2022 in “Indian Journal of Otology” A rare ear-area hair cyst was successfully removed from a 10-year-old boy.
Hairlessness in mammals is caused by combined changes in genes and regulatory regions.
4 citations
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January 2015 in “Experimental Dermatology” Human hair follicle dermal cells can help repair damaged hair follicles.
August 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” New hair regrowth model introduced, imiquimod kills skin cancer cells, T-cadherin loss makes skin cancer more invasive, no strong link between PTCH1 gene and skin cancer after transplant, and male teens more likely to have hereditary hair loss.
22 citations
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February 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A specific gene mutation causes severe skin and nail issues and hair loss.
18 citations
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August 2018 in “The FASEB journal” Rabbits lacking the Hoxc13 gene show similar hair and skin issues to humans with ECTD-9, making them good for research on this condition.
7 citations
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August 1984 in “Mycoses” Most patients had less hair growth in affected areas after treatment.
29 citations
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April 2020 in “Biomolecules” The 3D scaffold helped maintain hair cell traits and could improve hair loss treatments.