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January 2013 in “The scientific world journal/TheScientificWorldjournal” Human hair follicles may provide a noninvasive way to diagnose diseases and have potential in regenerative medicine.
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April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Disrupting the Tsc2 gene in certain cells leads to thicker skin, larger hair, and changes in hair growth signaling, which can be partly reversed with specific treatment.
Transplanted rat hair follicles grew hair and had increased but not fully restored nerve connections in mice.
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March 2002 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Temporal triangular alopecia is a non-scarring hair loss seen in some Asian children.
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