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September 2001 in “Genes & development” CDP is crucial for lung and hair follicle cell development.
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December 2014 in “Molecular cytogenetics” A specific genetic change is linked to mental disorders, intellectual disability, and possibly autoimmune disease in a family.
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January 2013 in “Frontiers in Immunology” The FOXN1 gene is crucial for developing immune cells and preventing immune disorders.
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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.
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The scant hair in snthr-1Bao mice is likely caused by a deletion affecting the Plcd1 gene.
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Pvalb8 is essential for zebrafish hearing and hair cell development, and its mutation causes hearing loss.
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