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Deucravacitinib improves symptoms and reduces inflammation in Lichen Planopilaris.
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November 2009 in “Pigment cell & melanoma research” The document concludes that MGRN1 affects mouse fur color by interfering with a receptor's signaling, but its full role in the body is still unknown.
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