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August 2007 in “Experimental Dermatology” Overexpression of hurpin in mice leads to abnormal skin and higher skin cancer risk.
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January 2017 in “Intestinal Research” Genotyping for NUDT15 p.Arg139Cys can help predict thiopurine side effects in Japanese IBD patients.
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A person with a new mutation in the SCN1A gene developed brain inflammation after COVID-19.
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July 2005 in “Molecular and Cellular Biology” A specific gene segment can make mouse skin cells glow, helping study hair growth and gene effects.
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March 2015 in “Journal of dermatology” The boy's severe skin disorder is caused by two new mutations in his TGM1 gene.
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September 2015 in “BMC Medical Genetics” The EDAR gene mutation leads to thinner and more deformed hair shafts.
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December 2003 in “Experimental Dermatology” Specific keratin gene mutations can cause monilethrix.
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October 1999 in “Differentiation” Mutant MK6a transgenes in mice cause blistering, hair loss, and potential human alopecia.
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January 2011 in “Zhongguo nongye Kexue” Transgenic sheep cells with spider silk gene were successfully created for future sheep hair expression.
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August 2014 in “Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics” The VEGF +405G allele may increase the risk of PCOS in South Indian women.
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January 2021 in “Molecular genetics & genomic medicine” The study found two new mutations in a Chinese patient with severe biotinidase deficiency.
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October 1985 in “Genetics Research” Beige and leaden pigment genes act within melanocytes, affecting pigment patterns.
April 2025 in “Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders” Monitoring TGF-β and linc-PINT expression may help identify and treat high-risk heart arrhythmia patients.
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February 2011 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Mutations in the hairless gene cause a rare form of permanent hair loss.
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August 2012 in “The American Journal of Human Genetics” Mutations in the RBPJ gene cause Adams-Oliver Syndrome.
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