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April 2003 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Fatty acid transport protein 4 is essential for skin and hair development.
January 2025 in “Journal of Food Biochemistry” 2′‐Fucosyllactose reduces hair loss and promotes hair growth in mice.
January 2025 in “Cell Communication and Signaling” CXXC5 can both suppress and promote cancer, making it a complex target for treatment.
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July 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” The cause of Frontal fibrosing alopecia, a type of hair loss, is complex, likely involving immune responses and genetics, but is not fully understood.
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July 2015 in “European journal of histochemistry” Sox9 is present in most canine skin tumors and may help understand stem cells' role in these cancers.
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August 2023 in “Development” Hair follicles in the back of the rosette fancy mouse have reversed orientations due to a gene mutation.
January 2011 in “Anhui nongye kexue” The vector successfully directed specific gene expression in hair follicles.
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September 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The laser system helps study brain cell functions by precisely removing specific cells and observing changes.
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia mainly affects postmenopausal women and is linked to thyroid disease, hyperlipidemia, and anemia.
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April 2010 in “Clinical genetics” Truncating mutations in the C2orf37 gene cause Woodhouse–Sakati syndrome.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Low oxygen levels affect the behavior of certain proteins in human skin cells.
February 2018 in “Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano)” Ferroportin in macrophages is crucial for hair growth and skin healing by managing iron distribution.
September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Oxytocin receptors are found in skin cells near touch and pain neurons.
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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.
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June 2019 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Frontal fibrosing alopecia has occurred in two related male families.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Id2 gene helps keep hair follicle stem cells inactive.
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August 2008 in “Development” Dlx3 is essential for hair growth and regeneration.
April 2024 in “International Journal of Women’s Dermatology” Laser hair reduction can sometimes cause a rare skin condition called Fox-Fordyce disease.
January 2024 in “Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi” A specific genetic variation affects wool quality in sheep.
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July 2022 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” WWP2 is crucial for tooth development in mice.
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June 2006 in “Animal genetics” The FGF5 gene determines hair length in dogs.
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June 2022 in “Frontiers in Immunology” Fucoidan reduces bone cell formation by affecting T-cell activity.
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December 2018 in “International journal of women’s dermatology” FFA in young women is often missed, and no single treatment works best.
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June 2021 in “Sultan Qaboos University medical journal” Familial frontal fibrosing alopecia is rare, mostly affects women, and often occurs between sisters or mother-daughter pairs.
February 2026 in “Small Ruminant Research” The IRF2BP2 gene affects sheep fleece quality by influencing fiber traits.
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June 2014 in “Molecular biology reports” KAP9.2 and Hoxc13 genes are important for cashmere growth and vary in activity during different stages.