November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Genetic variants in specific genes cause central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Removing certain immune cells in mice causes their hair to enter the growth phase earlier than usual.
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November 2005 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” December 2014 in “Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya)” Reducing SOX2 in colorectal cancer cells decreases tumor growth and self-renewal.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Brepocitinib improves cicatricial alopecia and reduces key immune markers.
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May 2023 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Integrin α6 helps identify different neural crest cell types in the skin.
April 2010 in “Cancer Research” Stat3 activation increases hair follicle progenitors but reduces bulge region stem cells.
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June 2025 in “Cell Reports” Clonally expanded CD8+ T cells cause alopecia areata.
July 2025 in “Genome biology” HT-scCAT-seq helps understand gene regulation in embryonic skin development.
September 2017 in “Asian Journal of Beauty and Cosmetology” The Notch signaling pathway is important for hair follicle development and could help create treatments for hair disorders.