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December 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Disrupting Acvr1b in mice causes severe hair loss and thicker skin.
November 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Scientists made a mouse that shows how a specific protein in the skin changes and affects hair growth and shape.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Gut microbiota influences the development of alopecia areata.
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February 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” Spiny mice are better at regenerating hair after injury than laboratory mice and could help us understand how to improve human skin repair.
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January 2026 in “Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences” A new method helps diagnose alopecia areata using specific gene markers and could guide targeted treatments.
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November 2009 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” The document concludes that MGRN1 affects mouse fur color by interfering with a receptor's signaling, but its full role in the body is still unknown.
December 2025 in “Biology” Male and female mice handle stress differently.
March 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” The study created a mouse model to better understand hair follicle stem cells' role in hair growth and repair.
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July 1996 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Mice with the 'lanceolate hair' mutation have abnormal hair and skin similar to human Netherton's syndrome.
Ganoderma lucidum extract and microneedle therapy promote hair growth in mice.
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June 2025 in “Cell Reports” Clonally expanded CD8+ T cells cause alopecia areata.
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November 2012 in “PLoS ONE” A gene mutation in mice causes severe skin disorder similar to a human condition.
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October 2006 in “European Journal of Immunology” The CD44-CD49d complex boosts T cell activation and survival in autoimmune disease.
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October 1988 in “Clinics in dermatology” The best animal model for studying male-pattern baldness is the stumptailed macaque, not rats or mice.
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June 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Mice with extra human KLK14 had hair and skin problems, including weaker cell bonds and inflammation, linked to Netherton syndrome.
October 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Hair follicle stem cells in hairpoor mice are disrupted, causing hair loss.
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December 2011 in “American Journal Of Pathology” A Gsdma3 mutation causes hair loss due to stem cell damage from skin inflammation.
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September 2015 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Using special RNA to target a mutant gene fixed hair problems in mice.
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July 2004 in “Apmis” Fluorescent proteins in mouse models effectively visualize tumor blood vessel growth.
Different rat and mouse strains respond differently to stress and alcohol, which may help us understand similar human mechanisms.
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March 1975 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry/Journal of Steroid Biochemistry” The study concludes that a genetic mutation in TFM mice leads to reduced androgen receptor activity, affecting the body's response to male hormones.
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November 2019 in “Nature Communications” Oncogenic melanocyte stem cells can develop into melanoma similar to human cases.
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August 2020 The Shaven mutation in mice affects hair growth and causes a greasy coat due to abnormal lipid content.
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November 1994 in “Developmental Biology” Retinoic acid causes gland formation instead of hair in mouse skin by altering epidermal and dermal interactions.
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October 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Using healthy donor stem cells can potentially calm overactive immune cells and reduce inflammation in severe hair loss patients, offering a possible treatment method.
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February 1982 in “Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis” A new method can detect mutations in mice by observing changes in hair follicle cells.