108 citations
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October 2005 in “Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine” This study found that ultrasonography improved preoperative diagnosis rates of pilomatricoma to 76% by identifying specific features such as inner echogenic foci and a peripheral hypoechoic rim.
20 citations
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February 2016 in “American Journal of Pathology” This study indicates that the OVOL1-OVOL2 axis may play a significant role in hair follicle differentiation and growth, potentially serving as therapeutic targets for hair disorders like alopecia and in the tumorigenesis of pilomatricoma.
18 citations
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March 2009 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study suggests that pilomatricoma can differentiate towards various hair follicle structures, including hair matrix, hair cortex, follicular infundibulum, outer root sheath, and hair bulge.
13 citations
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February 2006 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A benign tumor developed at a girl's BCG vaccination site, not previously linked to the vaccine.
8 citations
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April 1997 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that hHbl gene expression is localized in the cortical cells of the human hair shaft and is notably high in pilomatricoma cells transitioning to hair shaft keratinocytes.