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May 2006 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Researchers found a new mutation causing total hair loss from birth.
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October 2004 in “Differentiation” Multiple mouse desmoglein 1 isoforms have distinct roles in skin and hair development.
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February 2006 in “Genomics” A new genetic mutation in mice causes permanent hair loss and skin wrinkling.
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October 2024 in “Experimental Dermatology” Higher CRHR1 levels in AA patients lead to increased inflammation.
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December 1999 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mutations in the hHb6 gene cause the hair disorder monilethrix.
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May 2014 in “Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution” The research found how GPCR Class A Rhodopsin receptors are related and suggested possible substances they interact with.
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June 2010 in “PLoS Genetics” A gene mutation in mice causes hair loss, weak bones, and protein buildup, showing how protein processing issues can lead to diseases.
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June 2011 in “Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology” Vitamin D receptor mutations can cause alopecia by affecting hair growth genes.
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January 2007 in “Archives of Iranian Medicine” Polycystic ovary syndrome is the main cause of hirsutism in premenopausal Iranian women.
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February 2013 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Thyrotropin-releasing hormone may help control skin and hair growth and could aid in treating related disorders.
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August 2004 in “International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics” Finasteride and CPA-EE2 equally reduce hirsutism, but affect hormone levels differently.
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November 2024 in “Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity” A specific gene variant is linked to severe insulin resistance and hormone imbalance in a teenage girl.
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January 2021 in “Biomolecules” Infrared spectral imaging can map hair growth proteins and sugars without staining.
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February 2008 in “British journal of nursing” Idiopathic hirsutism causes excessive hair growth in women, can be treated with medication and hair removal, but cannot be fully reversed.
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August 2013 in “Maǧallaẗ ǧāmiʻaẗ al-anbār li-l-ʻulūm al-ṣirfaẗ” Thyroid and reproductive hormones, BMI, and excess hair are linked in Iraqi women with PCOS.
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October 2004 in “Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes” The main cause of excessive hair growth in Turkish women is Polycystic ovary syndrome, but in about one fifth of cases, the reason for high male hormone levels is unknown.
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April 2004 in “Gene expression patterns” The three estrogen receptor genes are highly expressed in zebrafish neuromasts during development.
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January 2012 The CRABP I gene in cashmere goats is highly conserved but has unique features at specific amino sites.
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April 2002 in “The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism” A new gene mutation causes female pseudohermaphroditism due to glucocorticoid resistance.
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