January 2010 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatovenereology of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine” A unique gene mutation was found in a family with monilethrix.
January 2009 in “Epsilon: Revista de la Sociedad Andaluza de Educación Matemática "Thales"” A CCS patient with severe complications was successfully treated using combined therapies.
June 2003 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” GLABRA2 represses root hair formation by inhibiting a specific gene.
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April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The gene therapy showed significant wound healing and was safe for treating severe RDEB.
April 2018 in “Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open” LGR6+ stem cells may improve bone healing.
January 2009 in “대한피부과학회지” The conclusion is that more women in their forties are getting AGA and stress is linked to AGA in both men and women.
32 citations
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August 2020 in “American Journal Of Pathology” S100A4 promotes aggressive ovarian cancer and is a potential treatment target.
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September 2024 in “Current Oncology” Sacituzumab Govitecan is effective for certain breast cancers but requires careful management of side effects.
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August 2009 in “Pediatric transplantation” A five-month-old boy with Omenn syndrome successfully recovered after a stem cell transplant with reduced intensity conditioning.
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May 2025 in “The Journal of Rheumatology” A fungus ball in the lung can cause coughing up blood in SLE patients.
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November 2015 in “Journal of Gastroenterology” The NUDT15 R139C variant causes thiopurine-induced leukocytopenia through a different mechanism than previously thought in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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May 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” The Walleye dermal sarcoma virus cyclin causes excessive skin cell growth in mice.
63 citations
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May 2009 in “Dermato-endocrinology” Increased FGFR2b signaling, influenced by androgens, plays a role in causing acne.
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December 2014 in “Molecular cytogenetics” A specific genetic change is linked to mental disorders, intellectual disability, and possibly autoimmune disease in a family.
June 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Hair loss in male pattern baldness is linked to changes in immune cell behavior around hair follicles.
December 2021 in “Molecular genetics and genomics” Cats with abnormal hair had DSG4 gene changes causing hair problems.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” NDRG1 protein helps infantile hemangioma, a common infant tumor, to grow, and its mismanagement by FOXO1 protein plays a big role in causing the tumor.
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September 1999 in “Mammalian genome” The scraggly mutation causes hair loss and skin defects in mice.
380 citations
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March 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Overexpressing GLI-1 in mice skin can cause tumors like human basal cell carcinomas.
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March 1985 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Genetic factors alone might not cause pemphigus vulgaris; other factors like birth complications and puberty may trigger it.
September 2003 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” GLABRA2 gene controls root-hair growth by regulating phospholipid signaling.
May 2022 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” CGF treatment effectively and safely improves hair loss in androgenic alopecia patients.
May 2009 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” Suppressing the HGPS mutation may improve symptoms and suggest reversibility.
2 citations
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March 2024 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Two siblings have a rare hair condition caused by a new genetic variant.
24 citations
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August 2022 in “Immunity” Type 2 immunity helps control mite growth in hair follicles, preventing damage.
April 2021 in “Rheumatology” An 80-year-old man with COVID-19 also had constrictive pericarditis, possibly due to an autoimmune or immunoglobulin related disease, and improved after surgery.
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May 2015 in “Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie” Autoimmune gastritis is a common cause of iron deficiency and should be included in diagnostic guidelines.
17 citations
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July 2013 in “Amino Acids” Increased ODC activity leads to skin tumors by recruiting stem cells, not by toxic byproducts.
43 citations
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September 2001 in “Annals of Neurology” Hair root analysis can effectively detect somatic mosaicism in double cortex syndrome.
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September 2014 in “Nature reviews. Drug discover/Nature reviews. Drug discovery” Specific immune cells cause alopecia areata and blocking certain proteins can prevent it.