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January 2000 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” The study mapped keratin 15 and 19 genes, aiding future genetic disorder research.
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October 2015 in “PLoS ONE” Keratin 14 is uniquely found in a specific group of placental cells.
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March 2012 in “Molecular Carcinogenesis” Keratin 15 cells from hair follicles help develop and maintain skin tumors in mice.
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August 2004 in “Physiological Genomics” Dermal papilla cells help skin stem cells grow into hair.
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July 2015 in “Journal of Medical Genetics” A genetic variant in the KRT25 gene causes tightly curled hair.
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