75 citations
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September 1985 in “Archives of dermatology” Two boys had a rare skin condition needing to be differentiated from similar disorders, with unclear inheritance due to few cases.
January 2019 in “SAGE Open Medical Case Reports” A scalp biopsy revealed systemic amyloidosis in a woman who initially seemed to have a common hair loss condition.
6 citations
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March 2017 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Identical twins with a rare KRT 86 gene mutation both have the hair disorder monilethrix.
1 citations
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April 2022 in “Cell Death Discovery” Increasing Smurf2 hinders hair follicle stem cell differentiation and wound healing.
47 citations
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August 2016 in “American Journal Of Pathology” Fibroblast changes in systemic sclerosis may help understand disease severity and treatment.
22 citations
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December 2015 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A mouse gene mutation increases the risk of skin cancer.
September 2024 in “Clinical Case Reports” Early recognition and multidisciplinary management of Whitaker syndrome can improve patient outcomes.
1 citations
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May 2024 in “Pediatric Blood & Cancer” Trametinib can effectively treat severe kaposiform lymphangiomatosis when other treatments fail.
October 2025 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A rare ovarian tumor was found in a young woman with a genetic fat disorder.
8 citations
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April 2016 in “Experimental Dermatology” The type of tumor suppressor affects the form of skin cancer from hair follicle stem cells.