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April 1997 in “Experimental Dermatology” hHbl gene is active in hair shaft cells and some pilomatricomas.
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March 2008 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” GLI2 increases follistatin production in human skin cells.
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September 2016 in “World Rabbit Science” High wool density in Rex rabbits is linked to specific gene activity affecting hair follicle development.
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April 2002 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A new mutation in the Connexin 26 gene was found in a patient with KID syndrome, expanding the known disorders linked to this gene.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A girl with excessive hair growth had a genetic change on chromosome 17 that reduced the activity of two genes linked to hair growth.
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January 2017 in “Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia” A rare genetic disorder causes sparse hair and vision loss due to a CDH3 gene mutation.
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August 2012 in “Journal of Medical Genetics” A new mutation in the XEDAR gene might cause a rare skin condition called hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
May 2024 in “Frontiers in medicine” A genetic mutation in the LIPH gene causes tightly curled hair that stops growing in some Japanese individuals.
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March 2002 in “Molecular and cellular biology” Mutant CDP/Cux protein causes hair defects and reduced male fertility in mice.
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January 2002 in “Development” Overexpression of ΔNLef1 in mouse skin leads to hair loss, cysts, and skin tumors.
The curly mutation in SELH/Bc mice affects hair and may help study human genetic disorders.
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October 2002 in “Genetics” A new mouse hair mutation, called hague, is semidominant and unstable, but the exact cause is unknown.
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March 2023 in “The Journal of Biochemistry” LONRF1 is important for oxidative damage response and tissue remodeling during wound healing.
6 citations
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August 2022 in “Science immunology” Foxn1 gene regulation is crucial for thymus development but not for hair growth.
May 2018 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” Mutations in the FOXN1 gene cause severe immune issues but don't affect hair and nails.
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January 2020 in “BMC Medical Genetics” A new mutation in the STS gene causes X-linked ichthyosis, even in rare female cases.
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July 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The mutation causes hairless mice due to mislocalized and dysfunctional HR protein.
November 2020 in “International journal of contemporary pediatrics” Two siblings had a rare immune disorder caused by a FOXN1 gene mutation.
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March 2000 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The gene for Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis is located on chromosome 8p21, near the hairless gene.
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July 1997 in “British Journal of Dermatology” LHTric-1 is a specific antibody useful for studying hair and nail formation.
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October 2000 in “Gene” Gene regulatory regions evolve faster than protein coding regions, allowing new gene relationships without changing transcription factors.
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October 1999 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” New mutations in hair keratin genes can change hair structure and cause monilethrix, with nail issues more common in certain gene mutations.
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November 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Different harmful mutations in the CDH3 gene cause HJMD, but symptoms vary among individuals.
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May 2015 in “Molecular Neurobiology” LSD1 is crucial for regenerating hair cells in zebrafish.
36 citations
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March 2009 in “Molecular Carcinogenesis” Disrupting Bcl-xL in mice reduces skin cancer risk.
June 2009 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” Lrig1 marks a unique group of stem cells in mouse skin that can become different skin cell types.
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September 2019 in “Nature Communications” SOX11 and SOX4 help skin cells act like embryonic cells to heal wounds in mice.
13 citations
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September 2012 in “Cell & tissue research/Cell and tissue research” pCLCA2 protein may help maintain skin structure and function.
ISX9 helps regrow hair by activating a specific cell signaling pathway.
2 citations
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June 2013 in “Journal of Clinical Pathology” The LMNA mutation affects skin structure even in asymptomatic carriers.