May 2024 in “Australasian journal of dermatology” A man with a type of skin lymphoma had unusual yellowish skin growths despite normal blood lipid levels, and treatment reduced some symptoms but not the growths.
January 2022 in “Clinical Cases in Dermatology” A 47-year-old man was diagnosed with a specific type of hair loss and advised to use certain medications and avoid hair transplants.
Injecting follicular cells into skin can lead to the formation of new hair follicles.
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January 2002 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Vitamin D Receptor is crucial for normal skin and hair growth.
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July 2012 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Dabrafenib can cause skin growths and sometimes low-grade skin cancer.
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June 1998 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The hairless gene mutation causes baldness by disrupting hair follicle structure.
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February 2014 in “EMBO molecular medicine” Activating Nrf2 in skin cells causes skin disease similar to chloracne in mice.
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May 1996 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Ornithine decarboxylase is crucial for hair growth regulation in mice.
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March 2017 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Alopecia areata patients often have eczema, thyroid issues, vitamin-D deficiency, and anemia.
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May 2001 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Excessive putrescine causes hair loss in transgenic mice by disrupting hair follicle development.
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September 1999 in “PubMed” K15 staining helps distinguish basal cell carcinoma from trichoepithelioma.
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May 1997 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” High ornithine decarboxylase levels may lead to hair loss and cancer by increasing CK2 activity in the nucleus.
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January 1997 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” Hairless rats absorb substances through their skin more easily than hairy rats.
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February 2012 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” Calretinin can help identify certain skin structures and tumors.
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June 2015 in “Kidney International” Disrupting the Flcn gene in mice causes early kidney cysts and tumors, which can be treated with rapamycin.
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December 1979 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Seborrheic keratoses may partly come from hair follicle cells.
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August 2014 in “Endocrinology” Researchers created a mouse model of a type of rickets that does not cause hair loss.
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January 2011 in “International Journal of Trichology” Light microscopy is useful for diagnosing different hair disorders.
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July 1980 in “Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health” High doses of norethindrone acetate in rats caused various organ changes but didn't significantly increase tumor rates.
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January 2002 in “Laboratory Animals” Mutations in the hairless gene cause hair loss and skin cysts in rhesus macaques.
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December 2014 in “Plastic surgery” Follicular Unit Transplantation is an effective and safe treatment for hair loss due to scarring.
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April 2002 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” Tiny infundibular cysts are the main lesions in chloracne, not comedones.
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January 1992 in “Dermatology” A 4-year-old girl has a rare condition causing hairlessness and skin bumps, but normal teeth and sweating.
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May 2015 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” FUE hair transplantation using a micromotor is effective and gives natural results with few complications.
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February 2001 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Lithium can cause skin changes similar to mycosis fungoides.
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February 2005 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Lack of Vitamin D receptor changes skin structure and increases certain immune cells in the skin.
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March 2014 in “Experimental and Molecular Pathology” Sulfur mustard damages hair follicles and sebaceous glands in mice.
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February 1980 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Rubbing seborrheic keratoses causes specific skin changes and may link them to hair follicles.
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September 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A specific group of skin stem cells was found to help maintain hair follicle cells.
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September 2023 in “Skin Research and Technology” High-frequency ultrasound improves diagnosis accuracy for most subcutaneous lesions.