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Inhibiting AP-1 changes skin tumor types and affects tumor cell identity.
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May 2020 in “Scientific reports” Researchers identified genes and proteins that may influence wool thickness in sheep.
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November 2016 in “Cell stem cell” Different types of skin cells have unique genetic markers that affect how likely they are to spread cancer.
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August 1966 in “Experimental cell research” Keratin fibrils in hair form and stop growing at specific points in the follicle.
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