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July 2022 in “Frontiers in Immunology” Four specific genes are linked to keloid formation and could be potential treatment targets.
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November 2024 in “Blood” PI3Kδ inhibition may effectively treat cutaneous chronic graft-versus-host disease.
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February 2019 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Rapamycin may help treat Leigh syndrome by targeting protein kinase C.
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December 2005 in “The Plant Cell” BIK1 gene helps plants resist some pathogens but makes them more vulnerable to others.
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October 2018 in “Cancer Management and Research” High DKK1 levels predict worse survival in head and neck cancer.
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October 2021 in “Scientific Reports” NKIRAS2 can suppress certain skin tumors but its effect on cancer varies with context and expression level.
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October 2025 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” Phospholipids help plant proteins move by regulating receptor interactions.
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September 2003 in “The Journal of Immunology” Activating PKCα in skin causes cell death and inflammation through different pathways.
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February 1999 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Urokinase, a type of protein, helps skin cells multiply faster, especially in newborn mice.
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