January 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that eyebrow follicles, as opposed to buccal swabs or nails, are the most reliable tissue for post-HSCT germline genetic testing due to lower donor DNA contamination.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that post-hematopoietic cell transplantation epidermal grafting significantly reduced chronic wound size in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
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October 2000 in “British Journal of Haematology” This article discusses the development of non-myeloablative stem cell transplants, which may expand the safe treatment range of allogeneic SCT, but presents no new clinical results.
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August 2012 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, engineered skin substitutes containing murine dermal papilla cells developed hair follicle-like structures when grafted onto mice, suggesting a model for generating chimeric hair.
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February 2015 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This study found that transplanting trichogenous dermal cells significantly enhanced the restoration of in vivo-damaged hair follicles in a nude rat model, with a combination of dermal papilla and sheath cells proving more effective than either cell type alone.