research Smad4-dependent desmoglein-4 expression contributes to hair follicle integrity
Smad4 is important for healthy hair follicles because it helps produce a protein needed for hair to stick together and grow.
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60-90 / 1000+ results research A Novel Missense Mutation Affecting the Human Hairless Thyroid Receptor Interacting Domain 2 Causes Congenital Atrichia
A specific gene mutation causes congenital hair loss.
research Planar Cell Polarity Cadherin Celsr1 Regulates Skin Hair Patterning in the Mouse
The Celsr1 gene is crucial for normal hair patterning in mice.
research Spreading of Isolated Ptch Mutant Basal Cell Carcinoma Precursors Is Physiologically Suppressed and Counteracts Tumor Formation in Mice
External factors can cause skin cancer cells that usually don't spread to grow and form tumors in mice.
research STIM1 R304W in mice causes subgingival hair growth and an increased fraction of trabecular bone
The STIM1 R304W mutation in mice leads to bone changes and teeth hair growth.
research Biallelic HEPHL1 variants impair ferroxidase activity and cause an abnormal hair phenotype
Mutations in the HEPHL1 gene cause abnormal hair and cognitive issues.
research A KRT71 Loss-of-Function Variant Results in Inner Root Sheath Dysplasia and Recessive Congenital Hypotrichosis of Hereford Cattle
A specific genetic change in the KRT71 gene causes a hair loss condition in Hereford cattle.
research Salt-losing tubulopathy and chronic dermatitis
Genetic testing for EGFR mutations is crucial in similar cases.
research Clinical and genetic findings in a Chinese family with VDR-associated hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets
A Chinese family had a child with a specific gene mutation causing vitamin D-resistant rickets, but the child improved with calcium and low-dose calcitriol.
research Secretory phospholipase A2-IIA overexpressing mice exhibit cyclic alopecia mediated through aberrant hair shaft differentiation and impaired wound healing response
Mice with too much sPLA₂-IIA have hair loss and poor wound healing due to abnormal hair growth and stem cell depletion.
research EDA Missense Variant in a Cat with X-Linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
A genetic mutation in the EDA gene causes hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in cats.
research Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Caused by Distal Truncation of BPAG1-e: An Intermediate Generalized Phenotype with Prurigo Papules
A rare gene mutation causes skin fragility and itching without affecting hair or nails.
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 Hoxc13 mutant mice lack external hair
Hoxc13 gene is essential for hair, nail, and papilla development.
research Genetically separable determinants of hair keratin gene expression
Mutations in the Whn gene affect hair keratin gene expression differently.
research IL-17 axis is a significant driver of skin inflammation in Card14 mutant pityriasis rubra pilaris model mice
Blocking IL-17 can reduce skin inflammation in a mouse model of pityriasis rubra pilaris.
research Hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy: a case report with molecular study
A rare genetic disorder causes sparse hair and vision loss due to a CDH3 gene mutation.
research No evidence for THAP1/DYT6 variants as disease modifiers in DYT1 dystonia
THAP1 gene changes do not affect DYT1 dystonia; finasteride may help reduce tics and OCD in Tourette syndrome.
research A Newborn With Hair Loss
The baby’s hair loss was due to a rare genetic condition, not treatable by usual methods.
research 5-α-Reductase type 2 deficiency: is there a genotype-phenotype correlation? A review
No consistent link between genotype and phenotype in 5-α-Reductase type 2 deficiency.
research A variant of the glucocorticoid receptor gene is not associated with adrenal androgen excess in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
The N363S gene variant does not cause higher adrenal androgen levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
research Deficiency of the human cysteine protease inhibitor cystatin M/E causes hypotrichosis and dry skin
Lack of cystatin M/E causes thin hair and dry skin.
research The Role of Histone Demethylases in Disease
Histone demethylases play a key role in the development of many diseases and may be targets for treatment.
research The Use of High-Density SNP Array to Map Homozygosity in Consanguineous Families to Efficiently Identify Candidate Genes: Application to Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome
Using SNP array testing helped quickly find the gene causing Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome in two related individuals.
research Cardiac biopsy in myocarditis
Some people have a genetic variation that makes them less effective at breaking down drugs.
research Writer’s Cramp Presentation of Woodhouse–Sakati Syndrome – “Out of the Woods”
Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome can cause writer's cramp and other varied symptoms, highlighting the importance of genetic testing for diagnosis.
research Cell Cycle Regulation and Regeneration
Mice that can regenerate tissue have cells that pause in the cell cycle, which is important for healing, similar to axolotls.
research Alopecia in a Novel Mouse Model RCO3 Is Caused by mK6irs1 Deficiency
A missing mK6irs1 gene causes hair loss in mice.
research CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Generation ofCOL7A1-deficient Keratinocyte Model of Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Scientists created cell lines to study a genetic skin disorder using CRISPR technology.
research The parathyroid hormone-related protein as a regulator of normal tissue functions
PTHrP regulates various normal body functions, including bone development, skin, and muscle function.