November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A new genetic mutation causing Xeroderma Pigmentosum was found in an 8-year-old girl, affecting her DNA repair.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” PRC1 influences skin stem cell development by both turning genes on and off, affecting hair growth and skin cell types.
414 citations
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August 2005 in “Nature” Activating TERT in mice skin boosts hair growth by waking up hair follicle stem cells.
6 citations
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November 2011 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” A new gene mutation may allow some piebaldism patients to regain skin color in white patches.
10 citations
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in Oncology” HOTTIP and miR-10b contribute to glioma therapy resistance by affecting cell behavior, suggesting they could be targets for treatment.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” SETDB1 is essential for controlling DNA methylation, silencing retrotransposons, and maintaining skin cell health, with its absence leading to skin inflammation and hair loss.
7 citations
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March 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Some thymic peptides can increase human hair growth, while others may inhibit it.
11 citations
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November 2019 in “The FASEB Journal” A mutation in the MAP2 gene causes reduced hair follicle density, leading to hairlessness.
140 citations
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October 2008 in “Nature Genetics” December 2009 in “생명과학회지” Thymosin β4 and VEGF are important for organ function and may help with blood vessel formation.
53 citations
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September 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair follicle cells help protect against immune attacks by regulating T-cell activity.
13 citations
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April 2020 in “Experimental Cell Research” PCAT1 helps hair growth by controlling miR-329/Wnt10b.
46 citations
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September 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 3 citations
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May 2008 in “Journal of Clinical Oncology” Panitumumab treatment can cause unusual hair growth in some colorectal cancer patients.
64 citations
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January 2010 in “The FASEB Journal” Prolactin affects the production of different keratins in human hair, which could lead to new treatments for skin and hair disorders.
34 citations
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June 2005 in “Developmental dynamics” Runx3 helps determine hair shape.
8 citations
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December 2003 in “Experimental Dermatology” Altering the keratin 17 gene in mice hair follicles caused temporary hair issues, but changes were minimal and short-lived.
4 citations
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May 2021 in “The American Journal of Surgical Pathology” Cutaneous Lymphadenoma is a unique skin tumor with specific protein markers and common gene mutations that may cause continuous cell growth.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” STAT5 is crucial for hair growth in 3D cultured human dermal papilla cells.
June 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The enzymes Tet1, Tet2, and Tet3 are important for the development of hair follicles and determining hair shape by controlling hair keratin genes.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The study found markers indicating that cells responsible for hair color are differentiating in specific areas of the hair follicle.
52 citations
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February 2012 in “PloS one” Lack of Ctip2 in skin cells delays wound healing and disrupts hair follicle stem cell markers in mice.
21 citations
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March 2015 in “Neurological Sciences” A new genetic mutation linked to CARASIL syndrome and small artery disease was found in a Chinese family.
990 citations
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October 1999 in “Development” Activated LEF/TCF complexes are crucial for hair development and cycling.
3 citations
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February 2011 in “Journal of Biomedical Research/Journal of biomedical research” A new mutation in the KRT86 gene was found to cause the hair disorder monilethrix in a Han family.
June 1999 in “Connective tissue” 20 citations
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February 1968 in “Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry” A new test more accurately detects citrulline in hair follicles and pilomatrixomas.
5 citations
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December 2017 in “The Journal of Dermatology” A new gene mutation caused a man's rare skin condition, Schöpf-Schulz-Passarge syndrome.
10 citations
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October 2000 in “PubMed” E6/E7 oncogenes in hair follicles cause continuous hair growth by skipping the resting phase.