November 2025 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” This study reports a rare cluster of four patients with ectodermal dysplasia, highlighting its typical dental and dermatological manifestations and the necessity of multidisciplinary management.
January 2025 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a rare presentation of nevus comedonicus following the lines of Blaschko, treated with oral isotretinoin and other therapeutic measures, resulting in a reduction of episodic painful cystic lesions.
December 2024 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a 3-year-old boy with atrichia with papular lesions, emphasizing that dermoscopy, showing the 'cluster of stars' appearance, facilitated diagnosis without needing a skin biopsy.
November 2024 in “JAAD Case Reports” In this study, researchers identified a rare form of hereditary hypotrichosis linked to mutations in the LSS gene, which affects cholesterol biosynthesis and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
June 2024 in “Annals of Medicine and Surgery” This case report highlights the rare co-occurrence of Pili Annulati and Trichorrhexis Nodosa in a Syrian woman, underlining the need for further research into their relationship and treatment.
December 2023 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This case report describes an 8-year-old boy in Saudi Arabia diagnosed with IFAP syndrome, highlighting its distinct characteristics and distinguishing features from similar conditions, and notes successful genetic confirmation of the disorder.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes a male child with alopecia areata and renal dysgenesis, highlighting a possible coincidental association that may require future genetic investigation.
January 2023 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a novel association between uncombable hair syndrome and Zellweger syndrome due to a homozygous mutation in the PEX12 gene.
January 2022 in “Indian journal of paediatric dermatology” This case report details an unusual instance of multiple eruptive milia in an otherwise healthy 3-month-old baby, characterized by widespread distribution and believed to be idiopathic due to the absence of associated genodermatoses.
August 2017 in “Journal of pediatric surgery case reports” This case report details a functioning adrenocortical oncocytoma in a 3-year-old girl with hirsutism and virilization, highlighting its rarity in childhood and including a literature review without new clinical data.
October 2020 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” This case report highlights how a thorough history and examination led to the diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis in a patient initially suspected to have diverticulosis, improving symptoms with phlebotomy treatment.
14 citations
,
February 2008 in “Stem Cells and Development” This study identified several genes highly expressed in germ-line stem cells that are also common in hematopoietic stem cells, potentially aiding the exploration of fundamental stem cell commonalities.
August 2025 in “Andrology” In this study, the researchers reconstructed Abraham's family pedigree from the Bible's book of Genesis to explore potential medical or genetic explanations for reported cases of familial infertility, linking historical accounts with plausible scientific reasoning.
1 citations
,
September 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Ancestry affects skin healing, with non-Hispanic Black patients showing more healing-related fibroblasts than White patients.
March 2026 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” People with androgenetic alopecia may have a higher genetic risk for cardiovascular diseases.
23 citations
,
March 1958 in “JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute” This study observed that male-to-female skin grafts were consistently rejected in mice due to sex-linked histocompatibility antigens, suggesting potential applications for distinguishing between X- and Y-chromosome-carrying sperm.
13 citations
,
June 2012 in “European journal of medical genetics” In this study, researchers observed monochorionic diamniotic twins with discordant clinical phenotypes, where one had high-grade trisomy 12p mosaicism in certain tissues, while the other showed confined mosaicism likely due to twin-to-twin transfusion.
January 2015 in “Journal of North Sichuan Medical College” This study analyzed a familial case of androgenetic alopecia over five generations, finding that its inheritance pattern aligns with sex-influenced and delayed dominance and links life habits with severity.
7 citations
,
October 1985 in “Genetics Research” This study found that in chimaeric mice models, the pigment distribution and pattern were influenced by the sash genotype, demonstrating the melanocyte-autonomous nature of the beige and leaden loci.
1 citations
,
December 2023 in “Curēus” This study observed that five out of fourteen individuals aged 13-16 years, who were homozygous for the p.C282Y mutation related to hemochromatosis, had increased liver and phlebotomy-mobilized iron levels.
November 2025 in “International Journal of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology” This study found evidence for a genetic basis of polycystic ovary syndrome, indicating an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance among first-degree relatives.
5 citations
,
January 2011 in “Archives de Pédiatrie” This study illustrates the severe neonatal clinical presentation of Netherton syndrome, which can be fatal despite intensive care, highlighting a specific homozygous mutation (c.1431-12G > A) associated with lethal cases.
22 citations
,
January 1999 in “Dermatology” This case report describes a rare instance of double-lined frontoparietal scleroderma en coup de sabre and suggests a genetic basis involving postzygotic mosaicism.
12 citations
,
July 2015 in “Tissue Antigens” In this study, the AA genotype of C2 polymorphism was more frequently observed in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus than controls, indicating it may be a risk factor for the disease.
August 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Patients with multiple superficial venous thrombosis are at greater risk for serious complications like cancer and recurrent blood clots.
26 citations
,
June 2004 in “Clinical Genetics” This study describes a case of epidermolysis bullosa simplex where maternal somatic and germline mosaicism was identified, highlighting the significance for genetic counseling in sporadic cases.
2 citations
,
October 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study reported the first paleogenomic data from Korea, revealing genetic diversity in ancient Koreans from the Gimhae region, with evidence of admixture between northern-Chinese Iron Age populations and Japanese-Jomon-related ancestry.
This study presents a rare instance of Netherton syndrome diagnosed incidentally in siblings of consanguineous parents, initially misdiagnosed as other skin conditions, emphasizing the need for careful evaluation in chronic skin cases to prevent misdiagnosis.
1 citations
,
May 2023 in “European Journal of Human Genetics” This study observed that numerical chromosomal aberrations were more common in men with severe male factor infertility and azoospermia compared to those with other sperm quality issues, while chromosomal translocations were significantly associated with oligoasthenozoospermia, highlighting important genetic counseling considerations.
36 citations
,
March 2019 in “European Journal of Human Genetics” This study found genetic variations, including de novo variants and copy number variations, that may be associated with phenotypic discordance in monozygotic twins with various clinical conditions.