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December 2002 in “Tissue Antigens” A specific gene change is linked to severe hair loss.
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November 2008 in “Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia” Four patients with a type of rickets and hair loss had different mutations in their vitamin D receptor gene, causing it to not work properly.
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December 1997 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” A genetic mutation in the hHa1 gene creates a smaller, but still functional, hair protein without causing hair problems.
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November 2009 in “American journal of human genetics” Common variants in the Trichohyalin gene are linked to straight hair in Europeans.
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May 2019 in “Human gene therapy” MC-DNA vector-based gene therapy can temporarily treat CBS deficiency in mice.
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February 2024 in “Matrix Biology” 11 citations
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April 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A specific mutation in PA-PLA1α causes abnormal hair growth.
October 2024 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Certain genetic variants reduce enzyme activity, contributing to non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
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January 1998 in “Mammalian Genome”
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May 2006 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Researchers found a new mutation causing total hair loss from birth.
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September 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” A specific gene variant causes severe skin issues and increases infection risk, requiring careful medical monitoring.
23 citations
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July 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Genetic testing for hairless gene mutations is crucial to correctly diagnose and treat atrichia with papular lesions.
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October 1998 in “The American Journal of Human Genetics” A specific gene mutation causes complete hair loss in an Irish Traveller family.
July 2012 in “European journal of cancer” MPA increases cancer spread by boosting Eph A2 activity.
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April 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” New mutations in the DSG4 gene cause a rare hair condition.
1 citations
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May 2015 in “Experimental Dermatology” Overactive Stat3 in mouse skin causes hair loss and cell structure damage.
21 citations
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January 2006 in “Hormone Research in Paediatrics” A mutation in the VDR gene affects hair cycling without needing ligand binding.
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September 2018 in “Frontiers in Plant Science” BcFLA1 protein is crucial for root hair growth in response to low phosphate in Brassica carinata.
May 2024 in “Animal genetics” A cat's poor wound healing was linked to a genetic deletion in the COL5A1 gene.
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July 2015 in “Tissue Antigens” The A allele of the C2 gene increases the risk of lupus, while the G allele may protect against it.
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May 1997 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Researchers found a gene in hamsters that responds to male hormones and may be indirectly controlled by them.
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January 2016 in “Laboratory Investigation” TR3 is mainly found in hair follicle stem cells and may be involved in hair loss.
30 citations
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July 2019 in “Endocrinology” Certain HSD3B1 gene types are linked to worse prostate cancer outcomes and affect treatment response and other health conditions.
A new AIRE gene mutation causes rare autoimmune symptoms in a Lebanese boy.
January 2010 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatovenereology of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine” A unique gene mutation was found in a family with monilethrix.
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November 2006 in “International Journal of Cancer” A49T gene variant linked to higher prostate cancer risk, lower hormone levels, and slightly reduced balding risk.
33 citations
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February 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Mutations in the p63 gene affect skin adhesion, barrier integrity, and hair growth.
The number of CAG repeats in the androgen receptor gene doesn't significantly affect female pattern hair loss in the Han Chinese population.
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October 2019 in “Immunological investigations” The AIRE gene variant rs2075876 is linked to a higher risk of alopecia areata in males.
December 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Stress can cause a type of hair loss in mice lacking the CCHCR1 gene.