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October 2023 in “PubMed” Scientists created a cell model to study and find treatments for a skin disease called RDEB.
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Epimorphin helps shape and develop epithelial cells, like those in hair follicles.
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August 2019 Anti-Desmocollin 3 antibodies can cause atypical pemphigus symptoms.
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January 2019 in “Journal of Dermatology” The p.P25L mutation in the KRT5 gene causes a rare skin condition that worsens over time and may lead to hair loss starting in young adulthood.
Trichoepithelioma and desmoplastic trichoepithelioma have distinct features that can be identified using reflectance confocal microscopy.
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