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    Glossary Hair Shaft Defects

    refer to structural abnormalities in hair strands

    Hair Shaft Defects refer to abnormalities in the structure of the hair strand that can lead to issues like brittleness, breakage, and an overall unhealthy appearance. These defects can be caused by genetic conditions, environmental damage, or improper hair care practices, and they often require specific treatments or changes in hair care routines to manage effectively.

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    1. Hair Defects and Pup Loss in Mice with Targeted Deletion of the First Cut Repeat Domain of theCux/CDPHomeoprotein Gene Developmental Biology · 1998 · 48 citations
    2. Correction of Hair Shaft Defects through Allele-Specific Silencing of Mutant Krt75 Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2015 · 6 citations
    3. MULTIPLE DEFECTS OF THE HAIR SHAFT IN NETHERTON'S DISEASE. British Journal of Dermatology · 1969 · 58 citations
    4. Letter: Re: Hair Transplantation for Reconstruction of Scalp Defects Using Artificial Dermis Dermatologic Surgery · 2012
    5. Keratinocyte growth factor is an important endogenous mediator of hair follicle growth, development, and differentiation. Normalization of the nu/nu follicular differentiation defect and amelioration of chemotherapy-induced alopecia. PubMed · 1995 · 219 citations
    6. Acquired pili torti--a structural hair shaft defect in anorexia nervosa. PubMed · 1996 · 15 citations
    7. Commentary: Hair Transplantation for Reconstruction of Scalp Defects using Artificial Dermis Dermatologic Surgery · 2011 · 5 citations
    8. Complete defect in PA-PLA1α secretion function leading to autosomal recessive woolly hair and hypotrichosis: insights from a novel compound heterozygous LIPH variant study in a Chinese pedigree Frontiers in Genetics · 2025
    9. Curly : a new hair defect mutation in the SELH/bc mouse strain 2009
    10. 244 Defective maintenance of hair follicle stem cells through COL17A1 loss orchestrates the hair follicle aging program Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2017
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