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    Glossary Chromosome

    long DNA molecule with part or all of genetic material

    A chromosome is a long, thread-like structure made of DNA and proteins that carries genetic information. In humans, each cell typically contains 46 chromosomes, which are organized into 23 pairs. These structures are crucial for the proper distribution of genetic material during cell division and play a key role in heredity and the functioning of an organism.

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    1. Susceptibility variants on chromosome 7p21.1 suggest HDAC9 as a new candidate gene for male-pattern baldness British Journal of Dermatology · 2011 · 51 citations
    2. Mapping of a novel locus for keratosis follicularis squamosa on chromosome 7p14.3–7p12.1 Journal of Dermatological Science · 2010 · 4 citations
    3. A group of type I keratin genes on human chromosome 17: characterization and expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology · 1988 · 141 citations
    4. Characterization of a First Domain of Human High Glycine-Tyrosine and High Sulfur Keratin-associated Protein (KAP) Genes on Chromosome 21q22.1 2002 · 100 citations
    5. Characterization of a Cluster of Human High/Ultrahigh Sulfur Keratin-associated Protein Genes Embedded in the Type I Keratin Gene Domain on Chromosome 17q12-21 2001 · 98 citations
    6. Genome-wide Scan and Fine-Mapping Linkage Study of Androgenetic Alopecia Reveals a Locus on Chromosome 3q26 American Journal of Human Genetics · 2008 · 62 citations
    7. Hair Keratin Associated Proteins: Characterization of a Second High Sulfur KAP Gene Domain on Human Chromosome 2111In fond memory of Dr Peter Steinert. 2004 · 62 citations
    8. The Majority of Multipotent Epidermal Stem Cells Do Not Protect Their Genome by Asymmetrical Chromosome Segregation Stem Cells · 2008 · 61 citations
    9. The slick hair coat locus maps to chromosome 20 in Senepol-derived cattle Animal Genetics · 2007 · 51 citations
    10. Do Changes in Chromosomes Cause Aging? Cell · 1996 · 50 citations
    11. A distinct gene close to the hairless locus on chromosome 8p underlies hereditary Marie Unna type hypotrichosis in a German family British Journal of Dermatology · 2000 · 36 citations
    12. A cluster of 21 keratin-associated protein genes within introns of another gene on human chromosome 21q22.3 Genomics · 2004 · 34 citations
    13. Curly bare (cub), a new mouse mutation on chromosome 11 causing skin and hair abnormalities, and a modifier gene (mcub) on chromosome 5 Genomics · 2003 · 29 citations
    14. Marie Unna Hereditary Hypotrichosis Gene Maps to Human Chromosome 8p21 Near Hairless Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2000 · 29 citations
    15. Balding: A New Mutation on Mouse Chromosome 18 Causing Hair Loss and Immunological Defects Journal of Heredity · 1994 · 22 citations
    16. Mapping of monilethrix to the type II keratin gene cluster at chromosome 12q13 in three new families, including one with variable expressivity British Journal of Dermatology · 1997 · 21 citations
    17. Insertional mutation of the hairless locus on mouse Chromosome 14 Mammalian Genome · 1993 · 19 citations
    18. The Human Type II Keratin Gene Cluster on Chromosome 12q13.13: Final Count or Hidden Secrets? 2005 · 9 citations
    19. A new locus for hereditary hypotrichosis simplex maps to chromosome 13q12.12∼12.3 in a Chinese family Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2010 · 7 citations
    20. A 10 Mb duplication in chromosome band 5q31.3–5q33.1 associated with late-onset lipodystrophy, ichthyosis, epilepsy and glomerulonephritis European Journal of Medical Genetics · 2011 · 5 citations
    21. Marie Unna Hereditary Hypotrichosis Gene Maps to Human Chromosome 8p21 Near Hairless Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2000 · 4 citations
    22. Several variants on chromosome 10 are associated with coarse hair diameter in Dazu black goats (<i>Capra hircus</i>) Animal Genetics · 2025 · 3 citations
    23. DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME 14;18 PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL CNVs IN A GIRL WITH MICROFORM HOLOPROSENCEPHALY AND TURNER STIGMATA Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics · 2013 · 3 citations
    24. A New Clinical Variant of Hereditary Localized Alopecia: Report of a Chinese Family Mapped to Chromosome 2p25.1–2p23.2 2007 · 2 citations
    25. The Shaven (Sha) Mutation, Chromosome 15 2020 · 1 citations
    26. Finding bald spots on chromosome 20p11 Clinical Genetics · 2009 · 1 citations
    27. Uncombable hair syndrome due to maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 1 American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2022
    28. The Naked (N) Mutation, Chromosome 15 2020
    29. 494 Congenital generalized hypertrichosis with a copy number variation on chromosome 17q24 2017
    30. Whole-genome SNP genotyping mapped a novel locus for hereditary hypotrichosis on chromosome 2q31.1–q32.2 Journal of Dermatological Science · 2015