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January 2008 in “Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology” This article reviews recent advancements in understanding skin stem cells and their roles in maintaining epidermal homeostasis and repairing wounds, without presenting new experimental findings.
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January 2006 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Hair follicles form hard α-keratin filaments in four steps, showing structural differences.
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June 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study identified 14 genes affected by copy number variants that may contribute to alopecia areata, including four genes notably involved in autophagy and chromatin remodeling.
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February 2015 in “Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology” This study reports that Ca 2+ binding alters the dynamics and surface properties of PKD-like domains in Clostridium histolyticum collagenases, enhancing their stability and potentially aiding in collagen-targeting vehicle development.
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December 2013 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that the postnatal thymus contains a population of mesenchymal stem cells that may help maintain functional thymic microenvironments.
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January 2001 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Photodynamic therapy was effective in treating multiple scalp basal cell carcinomas with minimal side effects and good cosmetic results.
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January 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, full-thickness wounding on Lanyu pigs led to scar formation and disrupted cell markers, while partial-thickness wounding allowed limited regeneration of rete ridges and papillary dermis.
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February 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses the use of cetuximab for recurrent squamous cell skin cancer in palliative care, noting good responses but frequent cutaneous side effects; it presents no new findings.
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July 2021 in “Genetics selection evolution” This study used whole-genome sequence data to identify numerous putative causal variants and genes affecting key wool traits and skin wrinkle in Merino sheep, highlighting their polygenic and pleiotropic nature.