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April 2014 in “Nature Communications” The research identified new skin traits in mice, some linked to human skin conditions.
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June 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Mice with extra human KLK14 had hair and skin problems, including weaker cell bonds and inflammation, linked to Netherton syndrome.
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