research Genetics of Structural Hair Disorders
The document concludes that over 500 genes are linked to hair disorders and this knowledge is important for creating new treatments.
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research Subcutaneous emphysema resulting from liquid nitrogen spray
Liquid nitrogen spray caused a temporary, harmless swelling under the skin in an elderly woman.
research Male fertility and skin diseases
Some skin diseases and their treatments can negatively affect male fertility.
research Correction of Hair Shaft Defects through Allele-Specific Silencing of Mutant Krt75
Using special RNA to target a mutant gene fixed hair problems in mice.
research Clinical Snippets
Melanoma risk tools need improvement, certain gene mutations cause skin diseases and could be treated by targeting those mutations, skin wrinkling may relate to lung aging due to genetic factors, and oxidative stress affects hair loss but can be reduced in low oxygen.
research Vitamins
High doses of certain vitamins can cause serious side effects and health risks.
research WOOLY HAIR PALMOPLANTAR KERATODERMA : A CASE REPORT
Topical 6% salicylic acid effectively reduced skin plaques in a patient with wooly hair and palmoplantar keratoderma.
research Monilethrix with Acitretin
Acitretin improved monilethrix symptoms temporarily, but they returned after stopping treatment.
research Zinc Spray for Treatment of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica: A Case Report
Zinc spray and cream effectively treated a baby's zinc deficiency disorder.
research Rickets with alopecia: An inborn error of vitaminD metabolism
Two sisters with rickets and hair loss had a genetic issue with vitamin D processing, and only improved when given phosphorus supplements.
research Spontaneous improvement of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in a postpartum female
A young woman's Cronkhite-Canada syndrome improved on its own after she gave birth.
research Two parietal cephaloceles in a female neonate
A baby girl had two brain-related growths removed and is developing normally.
research Mutations in the hair cortex keratin hHb6 cause the inherited hair disease monilethrix
research Culture of amelanotic melanocytes derived from human fetal hair follicles
Melanocytes from human fetal hair follicles were successfully cultured, showing potential for hair disease research and clinical use.
research Trichothiodystrophy: an ultrastructural study of the hair follicle
Trichothiodystrophy causes abnormal protein deposits and distortion in hair follicles.
research Atrichia with papular lesions resulting from a novel homozygous missense mutation in the hairless gene
A new genetic mutation in the hairless gene causes a rare hair loss disorder.
research The targeted overexpression of a Claudin mutant in the epidermis of transgenic mice elicits striking epidermal and hair follicle abnormalities
research Phénylcétonurie de l’adulte : manifestations neurologiques et modalités évolutives
Proper diet management is crucial for preventing severe symptoms in phenylketonuria.
research Skin changes during pregnancy: A study from Northeast India
Most pregnant women in Northeast India experience normal skin changes, with specific pregnancy-related skin conditions being rare.
research Cerebellar Changes in Guinea Pig Offspring Following Suppression of Neurosteroid Synthesis During Late Gestation
research Treatment of Faun-Tail Naevus with Intense Pulsed Light
IPL treatment can significantly reduce hair in faun tail but may need local anesthesia.
research Effects of Dietary Selenium Yeast Supplementation in Pregnant Cashmere Goats on the Development of Offspring Hair Follicles
Giving selenium yeast to pregnant goats leads to better hair growth and cashmere quality in their babies.
research Multicentric calcified trichilemmal cysts with alopecia universalis affecting siblings
Two sisters had rare, widespread cysts and complete hair loss, suggesting a genetic link.
research Dramatic Clinical Improvement With Biotin Mega‐Dose Therapy in a Neonate With Holocarboxylase Synthetase Deficiency
Biotin mega-dose therapy led to dramatic improvement in a newborn with a rare metabolic disorder.
research States and Fates of Skin Fibroblasts Revealed through Chromatin Accessibility
Newborn skin cells can change into wound-healing cells more easily than adult ones, which might explain why baby skin heals without scars. Understanding this could help treat chronic wounds and prevent scarring.
research Ppp2r2a Knockout Mice Reveal That Protein Phosphatase 2A Regulatory Subunit, PP2A-B55α, Is an Essential Regulator of Neuronal and Epidermal Embryonic Development
The PP2A-B55α protein is essential for brain and skin development in embryos.
research Generalized Asymptomatic Cutaneous Pits and Comedones in a Young Woman
The woman has a rare skin condition called follicular Dowling-Degos disease, which has limited treatment options.
research Pigmentary mosaicism: An update
Pigmentary mosaicism causes skin color changes and can affect multiple body systems, but has no cure.
research Ornithine decarboxylase transgenic mice as a model for human atrichia with papular lesions
ODC transgenic mice can model human hair loss with skin lesions.