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Researchers made a mouse model with curly hair and hair loss by editing a gene.
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Variant G of the KRTAP20-1 gene improves wool curliness in Chinese Tan sheep.
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April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Decreasing MIG6 can increase the movement and invasiveness of MEK-inhibited mutant NRAS melanoma, particularly when stimulated by EGF.