September 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Angiopoietin-1 helps hair cells survive and grow, making it a potential treatment for hair loss.
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August 1985 in “The Journal of Dermatology” HKN-2 antibody targets specific skin and hair cells, showing keratin complexity.
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December 2022 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” HtrA2 activity is crucial for normal hair growth by regulating fat cell development.
The trichohyalin gene is located at chromosomal region 1q21 with other skin-related protein genes.
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June 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A mutation in the SREBF1 gene causes both hereditary mucoepithelial dysplasia and IFAP syndrome, which are related conditions.
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June 2022 in “Experimental dermatology” The SHJH hr mice with a mutated Hr gene show signs of faster skin aging due to poor antioxidative protection.
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October 2024 in “International Journal of Biological Sciences” A peptide from hair follicle stem cells can boost hair growth.
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January 2023 in “Skin Appendage Disorders” Changes in certain RNA and protein levels may contribute to alopecia areata and could be treatment targets.
mEphA1 receptor tyrosine kinase is important for skin and hair development and may play a role in certain diseases.
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June 2022 in “Developmental cell” Overactivating Hedgehog signaling makes hair follicle cells in mice grow hair faster and create more follicles.
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