September 2024 in “Journal of Medicine and Life” A specific gene mutation causes a severe skin disorder in a family.
November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A new genetic mutation causing Xeroderma Pigmentosum was found in an 8-year-old girl, affecting her DNA repair.
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February 2014 in “Animal Biotechnology” The PTGER2 gene is highly active in Cashmere goat skin and its activity changes with the hair growth cycle.
The scant hair in snthr-1Bao mice is likely caused by a deletion affecting the Plcd1 gene.
September 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” FOL-026 peptide can help repair blood vessels and promote growth, offering potential treatment for vascular diseases.
October 2023 in “Psychiatry research. Case reports” A new HRAS gene variant may cause a range of symptoms including intellectual disability and psychiatric issues.
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May 2017 in “Journal of Cellular Biochemistry” The hairless protein is important for skin, hair, and may influence cancer development.
January 1999 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” RAPK is a rare skin disorder with pigmented spots, mainly on hands and feet, starting in youth.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Stress in hair follicle cells increases certain immune-related proteins, which might contribute to hair loss conditions.
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August 2019 in “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology” mTORC2 is crucial for healthy skin barrier by regulating lipids and filaggrin.
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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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October 2023 in “BMC Genomics” Noncoding RNAs help determine cashmere quality in goats.
October 2021 in “QJM: An International Journal of Medicine” Changes in NRF2 levels may contribute to hair loss in Egyptian men.
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August 2015 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” XEDAR triggers a specific signaling pathway in cells.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The PON1 192R gene variant is linked to a higher risk of psoriasis and heart disease in Western Mexico.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Astrotactin2 affects hair follicle orientation and skin cell polarity.
July 2024 in “New Phytologist” PDF2 senses specific lipids and regulates root growth and gene expression in Arabidopsis.
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May 2014 in “BMC medical genetics” A woman with a unique syndrome similar to TRPS has a genetic change near the TRPS1 gene, affecting its regulation.
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July 2009 in “Journal of human genetics” A gene variation is linked to hair thickness in Asians.
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October 2000 in “Genomics” Rat dermal papilla cells have unique genes crucial for hair growth.
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September 2020 in “Journal of dermatology” Researchers found a new mutation in the LIPH gene of a woman with a rare hair condition.
September 2023 in “World Rabbit Science” The FRZB gene slows hair growth in rabbits.
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February 2018 in “CB/Current biology” ERULUS controls root hair growth by regulating cell wall composition and pectin activity.
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August 2014 in “Journal of experimental botany” A gene in Arabidopsis thaliana, AtPRPL1, affects root hair length but not cell wall composition.
114 citations
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July 2003 in “PubMed” Lack of KSR1 stops certain skin tumors in mice.
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February 2018 in “The Plant Journal” PLDζ2 and NPC4 have different roles in lipid changes and root hair growth in Arabidopsis under low phosphate, with PLDζ2 reducing root hair growth and NPC4 promoting it.
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April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” NLRP1 helps melanoma tumors grow by boosting inflammasome activation and reducing caspase-3 activity.
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October 2018 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” Classic PDRN improves wound healing quality by enhancing cell migration.
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May 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” ELL is crucial for gene transcription related to skin cell growth.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” NDRG1 protein helps infantile hemangioma, a common infant tumor, to grow, and its mismanagement by FOXO1 protein plays a big role in causing the tumor.