July 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Mutations in the LIPH gene cause woolly hair in a child.
25 citations
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May 2004 in “Prenatal Diagnosis” Prenatal genetic diagnosis may not predict MELAS syndrome severity in offspring.
May 2024 in “JCI insight” A variant in the ADAM17 gene causes hair loss by increasing protein degradation through TRIM47.
4 citations
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August 2013 in “Chinese Medical Journal” A specific gene mutation in KRT86 is linked to hair disorder in a Chinese Han family.
23 citations
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January 2014 in “International Journal of Biological Sciences” African American men with prostate cancer have more androgen receptor mutations, which may lead to more aggressive cancer compared to Caucasian American men.
BLTP1 and KIF27 gene mutations can help breed better wool sheep.
4 citations
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January 2023 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” Specific mutations in a receptor cause facial abnormalities and hair loss.
June 2020 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Robertsonian translocation can cause recurrent miscarriages.
Introducing the OTC gene improved symptoms in mice with OTC deficiency.
November 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Genetic defects in the Wnt/PCP pathway may cause congenital yellow nail syndrome.
January 2016 in “Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)” Dietary L-serine supplementation can reduce symptoms of HSAN1 by lowering harmful 1-deoxySL levels.
12 citations
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June 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” The PP2A-B55α protein is essential for brain and skin development in embryos.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Mutations in Far2 mice cause hair loss due to sebaceous gland issues.
29 citations
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July 2015 in “Journal of Medical Genetics” A genetic variant in the KRT25 gene causes tightly curled hair.
3 citations
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November 1977 in “JAMA” Hair casts can be mistaken for lice, causing unnecessary stress.
199 citations
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April 2010 in “Nature” A gene called APCDD1, which controls hair growth, is found to be faulty in a type of hair loss called hereditary hypotrichosis simplex.
January 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Skin lesions in Carney complex are likely caused by a specific group of skin cells that promote pigment production due to a genetic mutation.
3 citations
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July 2024 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Mutations in the KLHL24 gene cause a skin disorder in some Russian families.
68 citations
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December 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” HOXC13 is essential for hair and nail development by regulating Foxn1.
1 citations
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October 2023 in “Frontiers in Oncology” Genomic profiling for myeloid cancers can find important inherited mutations, but it's challenging when these mutations aren't related to the patient's symptoms.
July 2016 in “Cancer research” Mutant cells in hair follicles are influenced by their location and interactions with surrounding cells.
January 2002 in “Agritrop (Cirad)” The hr gene is linked to hair loss in Valle del Belice sheep.
August 2011 in “Reproductive Toxicology” 14 citations
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May 2022 in “Cell Reports” Basal cell carcinomas need extra mutations to grow from small to large tumors.
1 citations
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November 2022 in “Diagnostics” A woman with a rare hormone resistance condition also had missing teeth and hair loss, which might be new symptoms of her genetic disorder.
4 citations
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December 2013 in “The Journal of Dermatology” A new mutation in the K6b gene caused a girl's late-appearing nail condition.
2 citations
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March 2022 in “Portuguese Journal of Nephrology & Hypertension” A rare EGFR mutation in newborns leads to severe health issues and early death.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” DNMT3A is crucial for healthy skin and hair growth.
Doctors should consider Netherton syndrome in patients with chronic skin and hair issues to avoid misdiagnosis.
26 citations
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November 2009 in “Journal of Endocrinological Investigation” Certain gene variations are not a major cause of male infertility in Nigerian men.