June 2023 in “Italian Journal of Medicine” Urotensin II increases growth and VEGF production in rat skin cells by turning on the Wnt-β-catenin pathway.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Certain mutations in the KLHL24 gene cause a skin disorder by breaking down an important skin protein.
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April 2018 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Certain genetic variations can make people more likely to experience hair loss and low white blood cell count from azathioprine.
November 2022 in “Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)” Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases are crucial for root growth, defense, and immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana.
May 2022 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” FOXN1 is crucial for thymus development and immune response in Xenopus laevis.
April 2024 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” A new change in the WNT10A gene caused a condition leading to short hair growth in a Chinese family.
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August 2004 in “Endocrinology” A specific gene mutation causes vitamin D resistance, but certain vitamin D analogs might help.
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February 2025 in “Poultry Science” TBX5 gene influences feathered feet in Guangxi chickens by affecting cell growth and movement.
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July 2022 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” Turning off a specific gene in stem cells speeds up skin healing by helping cells move better.
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June 2022 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” Tideglusib helps heal wounds in older skin.
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February 2017 in “Journal of neuroscience research” Removing certain brain receptors in mice worsens seizure severity and response to treatment during hormone withdrawal.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Found new possible treatments for hair loss.
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December 1976 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” The enzyme from human skin can cross-link proteins and needs calcium to work.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” NDRG1 protein helps infantile hemangioma, a common infant tumor, to grow, and its mismanagement by FOXO1 protein plays a big role in causing the tumor.
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October 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Mutating the gmds gene in zebrafish increases hair cell numbers and regeneration.
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September 2024 in “Animals” Specific gene variants affect wool traits in Chinese Tan sheep.
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March 2017 in “Molecular Plant” CNGC14 is crucial for calcium entry needed for root hair growth in plants.
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November 1971 in “Clinica Chimica Acta” The document concludes that measuring γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activity is more accurate with a higher substrate concentration and using diluted acetic acid to stop the reaction.
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December 2021 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” A new mutation in the DCAF17 gene was found in a Chinese family, causing Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome and diabetes.
November 2023 in “Вопросы современной педиатрии” Genetic testing can diagnose hair loss linked to DSG4 gene variants.
January 2016 in “Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)” Dietary L-serine supplementation can reduce symptoms of HSAN1 by lowering harmful 1-deoxySL levels.
January 2006 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” Shorter GGC triplet repeats in the androgen receptor gene are linked to less hair loss in Han men.
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December 2016 in “Experimental cell research” The research found a way to identify and study skin cells with stem cell traits, revealing they behave differently in culture and questioning current stemness assessment methods.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” PTEN was identified as a specific marker for the skin disease cutaneous lupus erythematosus, and it helps increase the expression of harmful type I interferons.
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July 2025 in “Frontiers in Genetics” FilaggrinHigh melanomas have active FGFR signaling and weak GNA14 and Th1 signatures.
June 2010 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” A new gene mutation is linked to monilethrix in the studied family.
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November 2009 in “American journal of human genetics” Common variants in the Trichohyalin gene are linked to straight hair in Europeans.
September 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Certain gene mutations in Japanese people are linked to different types of hair loss, with some causing mild hair thinning and others leading to complete baldness.
May 2008 in “Hair transplant forum international” A genetic test can identify people at risk of male pattern baldness early, allowing for quicker treatment.
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September 2016 in “Animal genetics” Researchers identified key genes and proteins linked to wool growth in sheep.