21 citations
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January 1999 in “Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry” Niacin deficiency makes rats more sensitive to cancer-causing chemicals.
18 citations
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January 2004 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article discusses nutritional contributions to hair health and highlights the need for identifying risk factors for deficiencies but reports no new clinical findings.
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May 2011 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This review discusses the diagnosis and treatment of pellagra, emphasizing the importance of evaluating serum niacin levels in photosensitive patients with certain risk factors, and reports no new clinical results.
October 2019 in “Postgraduate Medical Journal” This case report describes a patient with pellagrous dermatitis related to chronic alcoholism, whose symptoms resolved within two weeks following treatment with nicotinamide, vitamin B12, and thiamine.
July 2018 in “International journal of clinical & experimental dermatology” This narrative review describes the components of human hair and their nutritional importance but reports no clinical results; the authors suggest dietary sulfur amino acids are essential for hair health.