Abnormal Inner Root Sheath of the Hair Follicle in the Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome: An Ultrastructural Study

    Paradi Mirmirani, Hideo Uno, Vera H. Price
    Studysummary This study reports that structural abnormalities in the inner root sheath of hair follicles may cause the hair shaft to be loosely attached in patients with loose anagen hair syndrome.
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    Research cited in this study 8

    1. K25 (K25irs1), K26 (K25irs2), K27 (K25irs3), And K28 (K25irs4) Represent The Type I Inner Root Sheath Keratins Of The Human Hair Follicle Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2006
    2. K6irs1, K6irs2, K6irs3, And K6irs4 Represent The Inner-Root-Sheath-Specific Type II Epithelial Keratins Of The Human Hair Follicle Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2003
    3. Is Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome a Keratin Disorder? Archives of Dermatology · 2002
    4. Keratin K6irs Is Specific to the Inner Root Sheath of Hair Follicles in Mice and Humans British Journal of Dermatology · 2001
    5. Loose Anagen Syndrome And Loose Anagen Hair Dermatologic Clinics · 1996
    6. New Familial Association Between Ocular Coloboma and Loose Anagen Syndrome Clinical Genetics · 1995
    7. Loose Anagen Hair as a Cause of Hereditary Hair Loss in Children Archives of Dermatology · 1992
    8. Loose Anagen Hair of Childhood: The Phenomenon of Easily Pluckable Hair Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1989

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