research Highly Prevalent LIPH Founder Mutations Causing Autosomal Recessive Woolly Hair/Hypotrichosis in Japan and the Genotype/Phenotype Correlations
LIPH mutations in Japan cause varying degrees of hair loss and woolly hair.
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840-870 / 1000+ resultsresearch Author response: ETS family transcriptional regulators drive chromatin dynamics and malignancy in squamous cell carcinomas
ETS2 is crucial in squamous cell carcinoma development and could be a therapeutic target.
research Mutations in Homocysteine Metabolism Genes Increase Keratin N-Homocysteinylation and Damage in Mice
Genetic mutations that disrupt homocysteine breakdown lead to increased damage in mouse hair keratin.
research Clinical Snippets
Melanoma risk tools need improvement, certain gene mutations cause skin diseases and could be treated by targeting those mutations, skin wrinkling may relate to lung aging due to genetic factors, and oxidative stress affects hair loss but can be reduced in low oxygen.
research Careless talk costs lives: fibroblast growth factor receptor signalling and the consequences of pathway malfunction
Fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling controls cell development and repair, and its malfunction can cause disorders and cancer, but it also offers potential for targeted therapies.
research Direct cellular reprogramming enables development of viral T antigen–driven Merkel cell carcinoma in mice
Scientists made a mouse model of a serious skin cancer by changing skin cells with a virus and a specific gene, which is similar to the disease in humans.
research Type A insulin resistance syndrome due to a novel heterozygous c.3486_3503del (p. Arg1163_Ala1168del) INSR gene mutation in an adolescent girl and her mother
A new gene mutation causes insulin resistance in a girl and her mother.
research Molecular Genetics of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR Pathway in Genodermatoses: Diagnostic Implications and Treatment Opportunities
The document concludes that understanding genetic mutations in the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway can lead to better diagnosis and treatment for certain genetic skin disorders.
research A Transition State Analogue of 5′-Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase Induces Apoptosis in Head and Neck Cancers
MT-DADMe-ImmA can selectively kill head and neck cancer cells without harming normal cells.
research INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CRC PREVENTION: THE ROLE OF LOW-PENETRATION GENES
Low-penetration genes might help personalize colorectal cancer prevention.
research Characterization of aberrant mTOR signaling pathway in U87MG glioblastoma cell line by quantitative phosphoproteomics
Inhibiting mTORC2 can reduce DNA repair and increase cancer cell death, suggesting potential for targeted brain cancer treatments.
research Hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR): clinical heterogeneity and long-term efficacious management of eight patients from four unrelated Arab families with a loss of function VDR mutation
Patients with the same genetic mutation for vitamin D-resistant rickets showed different symptoms but all improved with treatment except for hair loss.
research One Transgene: Two Outcomes
Modified β-catenin causes different effects in hair and skin cells, leading to cysts or tumors.
research Dermatopathia Pigmentosa Reticularis with Salzmann’s nodular degeneration of cornea: A rare association
An 11-year-old girl with a rare skin disorder also had cornea issues and dry eye, needing careful management.
research A Novel Androgen Receptor Gene Mutation in a 46,XY Patient: Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
A new gene mutation causes complete androgen insensitivity in a 16-year-old with a female appearance.
research Molecular mapping of lymph node metastases by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in two melanoma patients
The conclusion is that a certain test might help find cancer spread in lymph nodes for melanoma patients, but more research is needed due to false positives.
research Identification of a Novel MPL Loss of Function Mutation in a Patient with Cyclic Thrombocytopenia and Characterization of This Syndrome
A new gene mutation may cause cyclic thrombocytopenia by affecting platelet production.
research Susceptibility variants for male-pattern baldness on chromosome 20p11
research Insertional mutation of the hairless locus on mouse Chromosome 14
A gene mutation in mice causes permanent hair loss and skin issues.
research Removing all obstacles: A critical role for p53 in promoting tissue renewal
The gene p53 is crucial for removing damaged cells to allow for healthy tissue renewal.
research Whiskers amiss, a new vibrissae and hair mutation near the Krt1 cluster on mouse Chromosome 11
A new mutation in mice causes crooked whiskers and messy hair.
research Scraggly, a new hair loss mutation on mouse Chromosome 19
The scraggly mutation causes hair loss and skin defects in mice.
research 0749 Serine and arginine-rich splicing factor 3 regulates epidermal differentiation in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
research Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome: from gene discovery to molecularly targeted therapies
New therapies for Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome are being developed based on understanding the FLCN gene's role.
research Autosomal Recessive Transmission of a Rare KRT74 Variant Causes Hair and Nail Ectodermal Dysplasia: Allelism with Dominant Woolly Hair/Hypotrichosis
A rare gene variant causes hair and nail issues in a family.
research Inactivation of the Vitamin D Receptor Enhances Susceptibility of Murine Skin to UV-Induced Tumorigenesis
Mice without the vitamin D receptor are more prone to UV-induced skin tumors.
research Polygenic control of the wavy coat of the NCT mouse: involvement of an intracisternal A particle insertional mutation of the protease, serine 53 (Prss53) gene, and a modifier gene
The wavy coat in NCT mice is caused by multiple genes, including a mutation in the Prss53 gene.
research Significance of the polyglutamine tract polymorphism in the androgen receptor
The length of the CAG repeat in the androgen receptor gene affects the risk and progression of prostate cancer, BPH, infertility, and undermasculinized genitalia.
research 494 Congenital generalized hypertrichosis with a copy number variation on chromosome 17q24
A girl with excessive hair growth had a genetic change on chromosome 17 that reduced the activity of two genes linked to hair growth.
research An Autosomal Recessive Form of Monilethrix Is Caused by Mutations in DSG4: Clinical Overlap with Localized Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis
Mutations in the DSG4 gene cause a severe form of brittle hair and skin issues.