January 2025 in “Frontiers in Genetics” Combining minoxidil and plant extracts improved hair growth in a boy with a rare genetic disorder.
January 2024 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Minoxidil improved hair growth in a child with a rare genetic disorder.
318 citations
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January 2022 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is important for body functions and diseases, and targeting it may treat conditions like cancer, but with safety challenges.
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October 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Natural compounds may help treat advanced papillary thyroid cancer by targeting specific molecular pathways.
January 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Hedgehog pathway inhibitors could be effective in treating melanoma.
63 citations
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May 2009 in “Dermato-endocrinology” Increased FGFR2b signaling, influenced by androgens, plays a role in causing acne.
September 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” ANp63 is crucial for skin integrity, new filaggrin gene mutations link to eczema, hair can regrow from non-stem cells, sunburns are increasing, and glucocorticoids help treat skin allergies by affecting immune cells.
29 citations
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June 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Notch signaling disruptions can cause various skin diseases.
Pvalb8 is essential for zebrafish hearing and hair cell development, and its mutation causes hearing loss.
July 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Mutations in the LIPH gene cause woolly hair in a child.
6 citations
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January 2004 in “DNA Research” A mutation in the Sgkl gene causes defective hair growth in mice.
65 citations
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February 2009 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Anti-acne medications may work by reducing the activity of a protein involved in acne development.
54 citations
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January 2009 in “Development” β-catenin, Shh, and Bmp signaling control hair follicle development.
115 citations
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December 2019 in “The Plant Journal” Nitrate helps plants manage phosphate uptake and starvation responses through NIGT1 proteins.
July 2002 in “Science s STKE” Modified β-catenin causes different effects in hair and skin cells, leading to cysts or tumors.
30 citations
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January 2009 in “Nuclear Receptor Signaling” Hairless protein is crucial for healthy skin and hair, and its malfunction can cause hair loss.
29 citations
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January 2013 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” P-cadherin is crucial for hair follicle pigmentation but not skin pigmentation.
21 citations
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September 2010 in “Cancer Prevention Research” Overactive signaling in hair follicles can lead to skin cancer.
70 citations
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October 2020 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology” Janus kinase inhibitors are promising drugs for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
9 citations
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November 2020 in “The FASEB journal” Intermediate filaments are crucial for cell differentiation and stem cell function.
January 2016 in “Memorial University Research Repository (Memorial University)” Hereditary hyperplastic gingivitis in silver foxes may be linked to errors in the MAPK signaling pathway, influenced by androgens.
January 2006 in “Advances in developmental biology” The Hairless gene is crucial for healthy skin and hair growth.
48 citations
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January 2012 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Chemokine signaling is important for hair development.
9 citations
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August 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Promising treatments for EBS include anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, creams, mTOR inhibitors, and gene editing, but more trials are needed.
55 citations
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November 2010 in “Development” Hair follicles in mutant mice self-organize into ordered patterns within a week.
2 citations
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January 2013 in “Elsevier eBooks” The document explains the genetic causes and characteristics of inherited hair disorders.
2 citations
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June 2023 in “PeerJ” Chronic inflammation can cause cancer by making stem cells divide and mutate.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scientists used stem cells to create a model of the skin disease Epidermolysis Bullosa simplex, which helped them understand its molecular mechanisms and could aid in finding treatments.
1 citations
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February 2009 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” VEGF helps squamous cell carcinoma grow in ways beyond just blood vessel formation.
2 citations
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September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Reduced TRPS1 leads to increased STAT3 and SOX9 in hair follicles, affecting hair growth.