Hair miR-29a Levels Are Decreased in Patients with Scleroderma

    October 2013 in “ Experimental dermatology ”
    Risa Takemoto, Masatoshi Jinnin, Zhongzhi Wang … Hironobu Ihn
    Studysummary In this study, hair shaft miR-29a levels were significantly lower in scleroderma patients than in controls, suggesting that hair microRNAs could serve as independent biomarkers for the disease.
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    1. Detection of Hair MicroRNAs as Novel Potent Biomarkers: Evaluation of Usefulness for Scleroderma Diagnosis Journal of dermatological science · 2013
    2. Morphogenesis of Chimeric Hair Follicles in Engineered Skin Substitutes With Human Keratinocytes and Murine Dermal Papilla Cells Experimental Dermatology · 2012