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    WNT Signaling in the Control of Hair Growth and Structure

    March 1999 in “ Developmental biology ”
    Sarah E. Millar, Karl Willert, Patricia C. Salinas … Gregory S. Barsh
    Studysummary This study reveals that overexpression of Wnt3 in transgenic mouse skin leads to a short-hair phenotype and cyclical balding due to structural defects in hair shafts, highlighting a role for WNT signaling in hair growth regulation.
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