November 2023 in “Journal of plant nutrition and soil science” This study observed that maize plants, including a root hairless mutant variety, did not exhibit typical root growth or compensatory foraging behavior under severe boron deficiency in soil, indicating atypical responses compared to other plants.
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September 2011 in “BMJ Case Reports” This case report describes a 2-month-old male with biotinidase deficiency whose seizures and skin symptoms improved dramatically with oral biotin supplementation.
April 2014 in “The FASEB Journal” This study found that maternal hephaestin knockout in mice leads to neonatal hair loss, likely due to low iron levels in the mother's milk.
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September 2012 in “Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental” In this study, researchers concluded that sexual identity does not determine the choice of sex object, partner genders, or sexual practices among individuals born with sex differentiation disorders.
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July 1983 in “Journal of Steroid Biochemistry” This study in the Arab population of Gaza described pseudohermaphroditism due to 17β-HSD deficiency, where individuals showed marked masculinization after puberty despite inadequate androgen proportions.