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January 2020 in “Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)” Certain genetic changes in the STX17 and KRT82 genes contribute to hair loss in alopecia areata.
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September 2019 in “PLOS genetics” Telomere damage affects skin and hair follicle stem cells by messing up important growth signals.
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February 2014 in “PloS one” Eyelid cells share signaling components but differ in pathway activity.
July 2018 in “Kidney international” Genetic testing for EGFR mutations is crucial in similar cases.
Sensory neurons and Merkel cells remodel at different rates during normal skin maintenance.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Merkel cell carcinoma is most likely to recur within two years of diagnosis, and factors like immune suppression, being over 75, and male sex increase this risk.
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August 1999 in “Mechanisms of Development” Pmg-1 and Pmg-2 are new genes important for skin and mammary gland development.
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November 2017 in “EMBO Reports” Metabolic signals and cell shape influence how cells develop and change.
The estrogen receptor pathway controls hair growth cycles and affects skin cell growth.