research Identifying causal genes in alopecia areata using integrative analysis of differential expression and Mendelian randomization
Four genes are linked to alopecia areata, with two increasing risk and two offering protection.
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840-870 / 1000+ results research Treatment of alopecia areata: “What is new on the horizon?”
New treatments for alopecia areata may target specific immune cells and pathways involved in hair loss.
research Analysis Polymorphism of Androgen Receptor in Cases of Androgenetic Alopecia
Shorter GGN repeats in the androgen receptor gene are linked to androgenetic alopecia.
research Large-Scale Epitope Identification Screen and Its Potential Application to the Study of Alopecia Areata
The conclusion is that a new method could improve the identification of autoimmune targets in alopecia areata, despite some limitations.
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A specific type of immune cell plays a key role in causing alopecia areata and could be a target for treatment.
research Future Directions: Gene Polymorphism Diagnostics Relevant to Hair
research Ethanol Patch Test—A Simple and Sensitive Method for Identifying ALDH Phenotype
The ethanol patch test reliably identifies ALDH phenotype.
research 551 Combining Laser Capture Microdissection and RNAseq Analysis to Generate a Human Anagen Hair Follicle Transcriptome Atlas
Researchers made a detailed map of gene activity for different parts of human hair follicles to help create targeted hair disorder treatments.
research Análise comparativa de 126 pacientes com lúpus discoide: perfil clínico e imunológico dos pacientes com lesões no couro cabeludo
Scalp lesions in discoid lupus are more common in women and linked to other autoimmune diseases.
research Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the RAB5B gene 3′UTR region with polycystic ovary syndrome in Chinese Han women
Certain genetic variations in the RAB5B gene are linked to a higher risk of polycystic ovary syndrome in Chinese Han women.
research A mutation in the hair matrix and cuticle keratin KRTHB5 gene causes ectodermal dysplasia of hair and nail type
A mutation in the KRTHB5 gene causes hair and nail issues.
research Alopecia areata but not androgenetic alopecia is characterized by a restricted and oligoclonal T-cell receptor-repertoire among infiltrating lymphocytes
Alopecia areata involves specific T-cells, unlike androgenetic alopecia.
research 031 Inducible skin-associated lymphoid tissue (iSALT) is detected in the scalp treated with topical immunotherapy for alopecia areata
Topical immunotherapy for alopecia areata may work by creating immune cell clusters in the skin.
research Iron Screening in Alopecia Areata Patients May Catch Hereditary Hemochromatosis Early
Screening for iron levels in patients with hair loss may help find a genetic iron overload condition early.
research Sex dependent influence of a functional polymorphism in steroid 5‐α‐reductase type 2 (SRD5A2) on post‐traumatic stress symptoms
SRD5A2 gene variations affect PTSD symptoms differently in males and females.
research Assessment of tissue levels of dickkopf-1 in androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata
Higher DKK-1 levels found in hair loss patients; L-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate, L-threonate, and ginsenoside F2 may help promote hair growth.
research Alopecia Areata in Severe Atopic Dermatitis Treated With Dupilumab
Dupilumab may cause hair loss in some patients with severe atopic dermatitis.
research Androgenetic alopecia and polymorphism of the androgen receptor gene (SNP rs6152) in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia or prostate cancer
Hair loss gene linked to prostate issues.
research Characterization of New Members of the Human Type II Keratin Gene Family and a General Evaluation of the Keratin Gene Domain on Chromosome 12q13.13
research Serum IL-21 Level and Its Relation to Activity and Severity of Alopecia Areata
Higher IL-21 levels may help predict alopecia areata activity.
research Six novel susceptibility Loci for early-onset androgenetic alopecia and their unexpected association with common diseases
Early-onset hair loss is linked to Parkinson's disease and decreased fertility.
research 461 Identification of a Novel Pathogenic XPC:c.2420+1G>C Variant in a Patient with Xeroderma Pigmentosum
A new genetic mutation causing Xeroderma Pigmentosum was found in an 8-year-old girl, affecting her DNA repair.
research The association of Wnt – Factor TCF7L2 (TCF4) gene polymorphism and treated Alopecia Areata (Platelet rich plasma Vs conventional)
TCF7L2 gene polymorphism is linked to alopecia areata, but it doesn't affect the success of PRP or conventional treatments.
research Modulation of Vitamin D Receptor Activity by the Corepressor Hairless: Differential Effects of Hairless Isoforms
Different Hairless isoforms affect Vitamin D receptor activity in hair regulation, with one repressing and the other stimulating it.
research Development of Autoimmune Hair Loss Disease Alopecia Areata Is Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in C3H/HeJ Mice
Mice with autoimmune hair loss showed signs of heart problems.
research Reactivation of Alopecia Areata After Dupilumab Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis
Dupilumab for skin problems might reactivate hair loss in some patients.
research Clinical Snippets
Vitamin D helps protect skin, PSORS1 gene's risk interval for psoriasis is expanded, hair follicles can be generated from mouse cells, and interferon-γ may cause pigmented skin lesions.
research Uncombable hair syndrome due to maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 1
A person got uncombable hair syndrome from two copies of chromosome 1 from their mother.
research Decades of progressive red and yellow nodules
A 72-year-old man was diagnosed with a rare skin form of Rosai-Dorfman disease after years of misdiagnosis.
research Serine palmitoyltransferase and peripheral neuropathy: studies on neuropathy-causing mutations and their biochemical hallmarks
Dietary L-serine supplementation can reduce symptoms of HSAN1 by lowering harmful 1-deoxySL levels.