63 citations
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April 2005 in “Mechanisms of development” Mice with too much Claudin-6 have skin barrier problems and abnormal hair growth.
March 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” The dermal sheath's contraction is crucial for hair follicle regression and stem cell relocation.
20 citations
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April 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Reflectance confocal microscopy can tell apart white dots on the scalp as either sweat gland ducts or hair follicle openings.
7 citations
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May 1988 in “International Journal of Dermatology” The patient's hair has unique structural differences with alternating bright and dark bands.
96 citations
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December 1995 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
December 2025 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” A rare lupus case on the chin was successfully treated with steroids and immunomodulators after accurate diagnosis using advanced imaging techniques.
December 2025 in “The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology” Red Sokoto goat fetuses develop firmer, pigmented skin with hair follicles as they grow.
1 citations
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August 2016 in “Journal of Buffalo Science” The animal was likely a wild boar.
October 2023 in “Al-Kauniyah” Gibbons at Tegal Alur Animal Rescue Center need better feed management to improve their health and weight.
January 2024 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” Unilateral keratosis follicularis squamosa may be a new subtype, successfully treated with asiaticoside ointment.
13 citations
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August 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” Mutations in the DSG4 gene cause fragile, sparse hair in humans, mice, and rats.
January 2007 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A new scalp surgery technique leads to significantly thinner scars.
April 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” MPZL3 is crucial for seborrheic dermatitis development.
Retinoids can help reduce keratin buildup in skin conditions.
4 citations
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October 2001 in “Mycoses” A young cat had a rare fungal infection caused by Microsporum gypseum.
5 citations
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August 2023 in “G3 Genes Genomes Genetics” The improved genome of the African spiny mouse will help understand its tissue regeneration abilities.
1 citations
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January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The research mapped out the cell types and molecular processes involved in developing Cashmere goat hair follicles.
Inhibiting AP-1 changes skin tumor types and affects tumor cell identity.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Current guidelines may overlook beard and sideburn involvement in diagnosing frontal fibrosing alopecia in men.
5 citations
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March 2017 in “Gene” CAP1 decreases the expression of a hair-related protein in young Tan sheep's skin.
16 citations
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July 2008 in “BMC Genomics” Alpha 6 + /MHCI - cells have stem cell traits and are similar to mouse hair follicle stem cells.
February 2025 in “Veterinary Clinical Pathology” The ferret had a malignant apocrine gland tumor and did not survive surgery.
6 citations
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June 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A mutation in the SREBF1 gene causes both hereditary mucoepithelial dysplasia and IFAP syndrome, which are related conditions.
January 2017 in “Journal of Chemical Biological and Physical Sciences” Human hair keratin genes have unique simple sequence repeats that may help track genetic variations.
March 2022 in “Folia Medica Indonesiana” The lump on a woman's scalp was a rare, potentially cancerous tumor from the hair follicle, not a common cyst.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of the Scientific Society” A painless cheek lump was misdiagnosed but later identified as a rare benign skin lesion called pilomatrixoma.
35 citations
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April 2021 in “Current Biology” 29 citations
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February 2010 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Snail1 may contribute to fibrosis in frontal fibrosing alopecia in postmenopausal women.
May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman with Parry-Romberg syndrome developed new curly hair on one side of her scalp, a condition not previously linked to the syndrome.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” CRISPR/Cas9 and prime editing can potentially fix skin disorder genes safely and effectively.