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April 2018 in “Hormones” This review suggests that most mutations in the SRD5A2 gene show no clear genotype-phenotype correlation in 5-α-Reductase deficiency, although mutation location affects severity.
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September 1990 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study reports that six women developed scleroderma while taking L-tryptophan and showed improvement after stopping the supplement and/or starting corticosteroid therapy.
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February 1991 in “Archives of dermatology” In this study, researchers found that high-dose tryptophan ingestion before symptom onset may be linked to clinical features resembling eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome in patients with eosinophilic fasciitis.
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November 1990 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a patient with eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, likely linked to L-tryptophan use, who developed a skin rash characterized by cutaneous mucinosis.
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October 2021 in “Experimental cell research” This study found that macrophage-engineered extracellular vesicle mimetics may promote hair regrowth, presenting a potential alternative to extracellular vesicles for overcoming clinical production challenges.