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December 1998 in “Journal of Cell Science” The LEF-1 binding site enhances gene expression in hair follicles, with other proteins aiding specific regulation.
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January 2011 in “New Phytologist” VILLIN4 helps root hair growth by organizing actin with calcium.
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December 2003 in “Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine” The nodule was a benign cutaneous lymphadenoma, not cancer, and was successfully removed.
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February 2013 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Keratoacanthoma and some squamous cell carcinomas are linked to hair follicles, while others are not.
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The treatment was ineffective in humans.
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October 2018 in “BMC genomics” Key genes can rewire networks, changing skin appendage types.
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