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January 1988 Only two of the four keratin genes are expressed in wool fibers.
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February 2006 in “Cancer Research” Patched1 helps prevent tumors by controlling cell growth.
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April 2008 in “Developmental biology” Ectodysplasin inhibits Wnt signaling to help form hair follicles.
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October 1998 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” The 190-kbp domain contains all human type I hair keratin genes, showing their organization and evolution.
VDAC2 promotes cell death in cashmere goat hair follicles through the P53 pathway.
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January 2025 in “PLoS ONE” ING5 is crucial for stem cell maintenance and preventing certain cancers.
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July 2001 in “Cell” Cells from certain embryo parts can induce head formation in another embryo, involving complex signaling pathways.
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December 2022 in “Pharmaceutics” The enzyme pyruvate kinase M2 helps hair regrowth and could be a potential treatment for hair loss.
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July 2007 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” Most Hairless gene mutations reduce its ability to work with the Vitamin D Receptor, which might explain a certain type of hair loss.
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