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July 2020 in “EMBO journal” SIRT7 protein is crucial for starting hair growth in mice.
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July 2010 in “Cell” Mutations in the SRD5A3 gene cause a new type of glycosylation disorder by blocking the production of a molecule necessary for protein glycosylation.
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