Mast Cell Hyperplasia in the Skin of Dsg4-Deficient Hypotrichosis Mice, Long-Living Mutants of Lupus-Prone Mice

August 2008 in “ Immunogenetics ”

Ming Cai Zhang, Hiroshi Furukawa, Kazuhiro Tokunaka, Kan Saiga, Fumiko Date, Yuji Owada, Masato Nose, Masao Ono

mast cell hyperplasia desmoglein 4 Dsg4 hypotrichosis hair follicle anagen mast cell precursors mast cells hair loss hair growth phase

Studysummary A gene mutation in mice causes increased mast cells and disorganized hair follicles in their skin.

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