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February 2005 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The document concludes that the human keratin gene cluster is complex, with a need for updated naming to reflect over 50 functional genes important for hair and skin biology.
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February 2010 in “Experimental Dermatology” The frizzy mouse and hairless rat mutations are due to changes in the Prss8 gene.
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June 1993 in “Molecular and Cellular Biology” The K5 promoter controls gene expression in skin cells, with specific DNA segments crucial for targeting and regulation.
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September 2007 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” Glucocorticoid receptors help regulate genes important for skin health and hair growth.
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March 2024 in “Skin research and technology” High CRP levels could indicate vitamin D deficiency in people with alopecia areata.
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January 2004 in “The EMBO Journal” AGC2-1 protein is essential for root hair growth in Arabidopsis.
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January 2004 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A second domain of high sulfur KAP genes on chromosome 21q23 is crucial for hair structure.
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October 2018 in “Cancer Management and Research” High DKK1 levels predict worse survival in head and neck cancer.
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March 2017 in “Molecular Plant” CNGC14 is crucial for calcium entry needed for root hair growth in plants.
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June 2020 in “British Journal of Pharmacology” Activating TRPV4 in skin cells helps regrow hair in mice, possibly offering a treatment for hair loss.
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