Deimination In Epidermal Barrier And Hair Formation
October 2023
in “
Philosophical transactions - Royal Society. Biological sciences
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peptidylarginine deiminases PAD1 PAD3 citrullination deimination keratinocyte differentiation epidermal barrier psoriasis atopic dermatitis trichohyalin transglutaminase hair shaft formation PADI3 gene uncombable hair syndrome central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia PADs skin barrier hair formation hair loss hair diseases
Studysummary This article reports that mutations in the PADI3 gene, affecting its activity or localization, cause uncombable hair syndrome and are linked to central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, particularly among women of African ancestry.
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