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February 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” RORA plays a key role in controlling seasonal hair molting by affecting hair follicle cell activity.
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January 2015 in “Case reports in genetics” Using SNP array testing helped quickly find the gene causing Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome in two related individuals.
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June 2017 in “Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine” Puerariae Radix extract may help hair growth by increasing cell activity.
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