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February 2002 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Two new proteins, hKAP1.6 and hKAP1.7, are found in the hair follicle cortex.
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January 2002 in “Proceedings of The Japanese Society of Animal Models for Human Diseases” Keratin2-6g is crucial for hair follicle development, with mutations causing cell degeneration and vacuolation.
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October 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Heat shock proteins help basal cell carcinoma grow by responding to inflammation signals.