July 2023 in “Developmental medicine and child neurology/Developmental medicine & child neurology” DFMO treatment improves hair growth, muscle tone, and development in Bachmann-Bupp syndrome patients.
January 2023 in “Integrative Journal of Medical Sciences” A young Saudi girl with uncontrolled type 1 diabetes and hypothyroidism had two rare conditions, Mauriac syndrome and Van Wyk–Grumbach syndrome.
2 citations
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May 2020 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Hair shaft changes may be linked to CCCA, but their role is unclear.
5 citations
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June 1993 in “Pediatric dermatology” Monilethrix Syndrome causes fragile, beaded hair that breaks easily and needs early diagnosis for better care.
13 citations
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November 2009 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” A gene mutation causes woolly hair in a Syrian patient.
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September 2009 in “Acta Ophthalmologica” Hyper-keratinisation in Meibomian glands contributes to gland dysfunction.
18 citations
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March 2011 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Familial factors affect hair loss types in Koreans, with M type in men, L type in women, and paternal factors influencing male hair loss more.
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April 1994 in “Baillière's clinical endocrinology and metabolism” Some people have genetic mutations that make them resistant to vitamin D, leading to rickets even with enough vitamin D intake.
1 citations
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August 2021 in “Canadian journal of neurological sciences” Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome can cause writer's cramp and other varied symptoms, highlighting the importance of genetic testing for diagnosis.
22 citations
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January 1999 in “Dermatology” The condition might be caused by genetic changes after birth.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers created a new mouse model for studying scleroderma.
7 citations
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February 2020 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Both HLA-B and MICA are independently linked to alopecia areata.
80 citations
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March 2004 in “Neuropediatrics” Coats' Plus is a genetic disorder with eye abnormalities, brain calcification, poor growth, bone and skin issues, and movement disorders.
9 citations
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January 1975 in “Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)” Rothmund-Thomson syndrome causes skin changes, hair loss, and slightly high lysine and cystine in urine.
15 citations
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October 1976 in “Biochemical Journal” Naked-mouse hair lacks certain proteins and has less soluble fibril.
3 citations
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January 2019 in “Journal of Dermatology” The p.P25L mutation in the KRT5 gene causes a rare skin condition that worsens over time and may lead to hair loss starting in young adulthood.
1 citations
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July 2024 in “JCEM Case Reports” A new genetic variant of Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome was found in two adult sisters in Russia.
19 citations
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December 2006 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Type I and Type II keratin chains can form heterodimers despite sequence differences.
September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Certain gene mutations in Japanese people are linked to different types of hair loss, with some causing mild hair thinning and others leading to complete baldness.
December 2022 in “American journal of medical genetics. Part A” A person got uncombable hair syndrome from two copies of chromosome 1 from their mother.
62 citations
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December 2008 in “Journal of structural biology” Hair curvature in Japanese people is linked to specific cell types and filament arrangements in the hair cortex.
4 citations
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November 1999 in “PubMed” Monilethrix is a rare hair disorder causing beaded, fragile hair, often improving on its own over time.
2 citations
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August 2020 in “CRC Press eBooks” Tabby mutations in mice affect hair follicle development and help study genetic mapping and certain medical conditions.
19 citations
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July 2020 in “EBioMedicine” A gene variant increases the risk of a type of hair loss by affecting hair protein production.
2 citations
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July 2011 in “AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY” Seven genetic variations in sheep's DSG4 gene are linked and affect wool traits.
January 2015 in “Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases” Danon disease can be hard to diagnose due to non-specific symptoms.
3 citations
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March 2023 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” Mutations in claudin-1 and claudin-3 cause hair loss in baby mice.
June 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” A girl with Becker naevus syndrome has a genetic variant in the ACTB gene related to her symptoms.
60 citations
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March 2006 in “Journal of Medical Genetics” A mutation in the KRTHB5 gene causes hair and nail issues.
23 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” People with myotonic dystrophy type 1 have a higher chance of getting skin tumors, including melanoma.