November 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Mutations in the WNT10A gene cause Short Anagen Hair syndrome and increase the risk of male pattern hair loss.
April 2021 in “Indian pediatrics case reports” A child's hair loss after Kawasaki disease may help understand the disease's autoimmune causes.
October 2025 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” A postmenopausal woman had rare symptoms due to a possible ovarian tumor, needing thorough evaluation.
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December 1997 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” CTE can distort results in hair growth trials, so exclude it carefully.
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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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January 2011 in “生物医学研究杂志:英文版” A new mutation in the KRT86 gene causes monilethrix in a Han family.
January 2019 in “대한피부과학회지” Kerion cases had longer disease duration but responded well to antifungal treatments.
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September 2015 in “Reproductive Biomedicine Online” Longer GGN repeats in the androgen receptor gene are linked to polycystic ovary syndrome.
July 2024 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” A variant in the KRT31 gene causes a rare hereditary hair disorder called monilethrix.
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January 2015 in “Journal of clinical and diagnostic research” Treating a boy's scalp infection was challenging because two different colors of the same fungus appeared.
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March 2016 in “PLoS ONE” The patient's hair was thinner and had fewer lipids due to a genetic mutation.
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March 2014 in “BoneKEy Reports” Mutations in the vitamin D receptor cause hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets, leading to poor bone health and requiring high calcium doses for treatment.
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June 2016 in “Croatian Medical Journal” Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease often have skin problems like vitiligo and alopecia areata.
A 73-year-old woman's unusual hair loss and growth led to the discovery of a rare condition causing too much testosterone, which improved after her ovaries were removed.
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June 2021 in “Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents” New patents show progress in developing drugs targeting the Wnt pathway for diseases like cancer and hair loss.
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July 2025 in “RMD Open” IL-1 blockade is effective for treating SURF, and personalized treatment is needed.
July 2024 in “Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism” Ovarian hyperthecosis should be considered in young women with severe male-like symptoms and can be managed with hormone treatments.
October 2019 in “European Journal of Dermatology” The boy's hair and skin color differences are due to a pigmentation disorder.
December 2025 in “JGH Open” Early diagnosis and treatment with corticosteroids can improve outcomes in Cronkhite–Canada syndrome.
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April 2000 in “Experimental dermatology” ODC transgenic mice can model human hair loss with skin lesions.
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December 2018 in “Bone” Removing a methyl group from the ITGAV gene speeds up bone formation in a specific type of bone disease model.
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August 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Certain genes influence the direction of hair whorls on the scalp.
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September 2010 in “Pediatric dermatology” A 15-year-old with KID syndrome developed a rare skin condition called PEHFN.
January 2025 in “Repository of Digital Objects for Teaching Research and Culture (University of Valencia)” Non-coding RNAs may be key in diagnosing and treating rare skin disorders.
September 1961 in “Archives of Dermatology” Colchicine causes hair loss by damaging hair follicles.
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January 2009 in “World Journal of Gastroenterology” A woman with both Cronkhite-Canada syndrome and myelodysplastic syndrome improved significantly with corticosteroid treatment.
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April 1978 in “PubMed” Netherton syndrome in a boy caused skin and hair issues, and treatment didn't work.
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October 2012 in “Veterinary Pathology” A Doberman Pinscher had a rare form of autoimmune disease causing hair loss and other severe symptoms.
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March 2019 in “The Journal of Cell Biology” The Wave complex controls skin growth by suppressing certain signals.
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September 2022 in “Human genomics” Key genes and pathways involved in thyroid eye disease were identified, aiding potential treatment and diagnosis.