April 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Vitamin D helps protect skin, PSORS1 gene's risk interval for psoriasis is expanded, hair follicles can be generated from mouse cells, and interferon-γ may cause pigmented skin lesions.
March 2021 in “Annals of Translational Medicine” Two patients with lupus had an unusual type of hair loss not typical for the disease.
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October 2022 in “Veterinary pathology” Some canine hair follicle tumors contain amyloid deposits, with a protein called CK5 involved in their formation.
December 2024 in “JAAD International” December 2013 in “American journal of transplantation” The patient improved after antiviral treatment for a viral infection.
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October 2016 in “Pediatric Dermatology” A 6-year-old girl had a rare allergic reaction to a hair regrowth treatment.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A virus protein can activate a pathway that may lead to abnormal hair follicle development.
July 2025 in “Advanced Science” Collagen VI and Semaphorin 3C are important for hair pigmentation and could help treat pigmentation disorders.
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September 2019 in “Biomedical Papers/Biomedical Papers of the Faculty of Medicine of Palacký University, Olomouc Czech Republic” CD2 might be a new treatment target for patchy alopecia areata.
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March 2003 in “International Journal of Cancer” DMBT1 and galectin-3 may help suppress epithelial skin cancer.
September 2021 in “Pediatrics in review” A baby with KID syndrome died from infections and organ failure at 18 months old.
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June 2012 in “PloS one” A new mRNA variant of the SCF gene in sheep skin produces a shorter, different protein.
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August 1983 in “PubMed” DNA virus-induced tumors have consistent isozyme profiles, unlike other tumor types.
July 1997 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology”
April 2012 in “Informa Healthcare eBooks” Syphilitic alopecia is a rare hair loss condition in secondary syphilis that looks similar to another condition but can be diagnosed with specific tests and responds to antibiotics.
March 2024 in “Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology” The dog likely has a canine alopecia X-like disorder.
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June 2023 in “Journal of cell science” Mutations in iRhom2 affect hair and skin in mice and are linked to esophageal cancer, with ADAM17 playing a crucial role.
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June 2000 in “Japanese Journal of Cancer Research” Dimethylarsinic acid speeds up skin tumor growth in certain mice.
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July 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Integrin-linked kinase is crucial for melanoblasts to properly colonize the skin.
May 2015 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Researchers found a new area on chromosome 2 linked to a genetic hair loss condition.
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December 2019 in “Frontiers in immunology” A new mutation in the STING protein causes a range of symptoms and its severity may be affected by other genetic variations; treatment with a specific inhibitor showed improvement in one patient.
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January 2008 in “World Journal of Gastroenterology” Pegylated interferon-alpha 2a can cause a rare nerve disorder, but early treatment can lead to full recovery.
January 2019 in “Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society” Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine delays hair growth by blocking a key protein.
Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease can cause rare hair growth on normally hairless thumb skin.
December 2009 in “Cancer Research” Over-expression of Sp2 can lead to cancer by preventing proper stem cell differentiation.
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March 2018 in “The American journal of dermatopathology/American journal of dermatopathology” BerEP4 and CD34 staining can help tell apart tricholemmoma from basal cell carcinoma.
November 2007 in “Pediatrics in review” A boy with long QT syndrome was treated successfully, highlighting the need for careful evaluation of chest pain in children for heart conditions like LQTS.
December 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” M-CSF-stimulated myeloid cells can cause alopecia areata in mice.
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January 2021 Non-invasive methods can effectively monitor skin inflammation and cancer biomarkers.
January 2026 in “Journal of the Egyptian Womenʼs Dermatologic Society” High levels of HSP70 and IL-15 are linked to more severe alopecia areata.