December 2022 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” HtrA2 activity is crucial for normal hair growth by regulating fat cell development.
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January 2011 in “EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS” A new rat strain with a specific gene mutation causes hair loss and kidney issues.
2 citations
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December 2013 in “Journal of dermatology” A specific gene mutation causes a rare hair loss condition in a Chinese patient.
48 citations
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August 1998 in “Developmental Biology” Deleting part of a gene in mice causes wavy hair and high pup loss.
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October 2019 in “PubMed” Removing the p75 gene in mouse skin cells didn't affect their skin or hair growth.
February 1999 in “The anatomical record” Two mouse mutants have defective hair cuticle cross-linking.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A patient with a new PLEC gene mutation showed symptoms of both muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis, which improved with steroid treatment.
12 citations
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June 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” The PP2A-B55α protein is essential for brain and skin development in embryos.
19 citations
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February 2001 in “Journal of paediatrics and child health” A new mutation in the mitochondrial DNA was found in a boy with MELAS, even though his family didn't show typical signs.
March 2011 in “Open Archive (Karolinska Institutet)” The mouse model showed defects in adult stem cell maintenance related to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
8 citations
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July 2015 in “International Journal of Dermatology” A new DSG4 gene mutation causes hair defects in a young girl.
Not having the gene PLAAT3 leads to fat loss, high insulin resistance, and abnormal fat levels in the blood due to a disruption in fat cell development and function.
6 citations
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March 2007 in “BioTechniques” PCR genotyping in cre-loxP mice can be inaccurate due to unintended gene deletions in non-target tissues.
253 citations
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April 2009 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” p2y5, now called LPA6, is a receptor important for human hair growth.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A patient with a PLEC mutation has epidermolysis bullosa, muscular dystrophy, and myasthenia gravis, which improved with steroid treatment.
23 citations
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December 2013 in “British Journal of Dermatology” A new gene mutation linked to a skin condition was found in a Spanish family.
The naked mutation in mice causes hair loss and helps identify keratin genes.
May 2024 in “Frontiers in medicine” A genetic mutation in the LIPH gene causes tightly curled hair that stops growing in some Japanese individuals.
The scant hair in snthr-1Bao mice is likely caused by a deletion affecting the Plcd1 gene.
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.
11 citations
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December 2017 in “Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases” A new mutation in the ST14 gene broadens the understanding of ichthyosis-hypotrichosis syndrome.
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February 2019 in “Animal biotechnology” The PLP2 gene affects cashmere fiber quality in goats and is linked to hair growth and loss.
76 citations
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January 1998 in “Mammalian Genome”
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August 2020 in “JCRPE” A boy with a rare form of early puberty caused by a new gene mutation responded well to treatment aimed at reducing testosterone and preserving adult height.
January 2022 in “Mammalian Genome” The wavy coat in NCT mice is caused by multiple genes, including a mutation in the Prss53 gene.
23 citations
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February 2020 in “PLOS genetics” Mice with LSS deficiency showed hair loss and cataracts, similar to humans, and can help in understanding and treating this condition.
8 citations
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March 2007 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The near-naked hairless mutation causes hair loss but is not due to a mutation in the hairless gene itself.
297 citations
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January 2002 in “Development” Overexpression of ΔNLef1 in mouse skin leads to hair loss, cysts, and skin tumors.
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September 1999 in “Mammalian genome” The scraggly mutation causes hair loss and skin defects in mice.
30 citations
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October 1999 in “Differentiation” Mutant MK6a transgenes in mice cause blistering, hair loss, and potential human alopecia.