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February 2011 in “Cell” Nephronectin helps attach muscle cells to hair follicles.
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June 2019 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Two cases showed skin abnormalities without bone or neural defects.
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July 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A 4kb fragment of the desmocollin 3 promoter targets gene expression to specific skin and hair follicle areas.
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August 2014 in “PloS one” MED1 affects skin wound healing differently in young and old mice.
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January 2025 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” December 2023 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Chromosomal differences affect how muscle cells respond to testosterone.
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November 2016 in “Cell stem cell” Different types of skin cells have unique genetic markers that affect how likely they are to spread cancer.
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March 2020 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” Mouse spermatogenesis shows that stem cells can behave flexibly and move widely in open environments.
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