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April 2014 in “Biochemical Journal” This study found that mice deficient in ceramide synthase 4 showed altered sebum composition and progressive hair loss due to obstructed hair canals.
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August 1999 in “Archives of dermatology” Hair follicles grow hair and release it through the skin.
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January 1994 in “Micron” This study found that the formation of the fibre cuticle surface in Merino sheep is similar to the epidermal stratum corneum process and not from a modified plasma membrane as previously thought.
This study found a significant discordance between clinical symptoms and dermatoscopic signs with histopathological inflammation in patients with LPP and AFF, affecting diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia are likely the same disease with different clinical appearances.