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July 2013 in “Journal of Life Sciences” A 2-year-old girl with a rare vitamin D disorder had rickets and hair loss, but treatment was ineffective due to poor compliance.
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June 2025 in “Clinical Cancer Research” Scalp cooling can effectively prevent hair loss during chemotherapy in pregnancy.
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August 1997 in “Pediatrics International” VDDR I and II are genetic disorders affecting vitamin D use, causing rickets, with VDDR I treatable by vitamin D supplements and VDDR II needing high doses and calcium.
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January 2011 in “International Journal of Trichology” CTA is often mistaken for AA but doesn't respond to steroids and may require hair transplantation.
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December 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Certain health conditions and hair care habits affect the treatment results for a scalp condition called Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia.
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August 2019 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Teledermatology reduces unnecessary in-person visits and improves care.
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October 2023 in “PubMed” Scientists created a cell model to study and find treatments for a skin disease called RDEB.
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September 2021 in “Frontiers in genetics” A genetic mutation in the DCAF17 gene caused Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome in a Chinese patient from a related family.