48 citations
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July 2002 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This review discusses the variety of skin conditions linked to eating disorders and emphasizes that resolving these skin issues often requires treating the underlying disorder.
44 citations
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March 1987 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that both 2% and 3% topical minoxidil were more effective than placebo in promoting hair growth for men with male pattern baldness over 12 months.
42 citations
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January 2011 in “European Journal of Dermatology” In this study, higher scores of HOMA-IR and FIRI suggested that male patients with early-onset androgenetic alopecia may have insulin resistance, although no significant differences in metabolic syndrome were found compared to controls.
38 citations
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January 2012 in “Journal of Korean Medical Science” This study found that early-onset patients with alopecia universalis or a family history of alopecia areata showed worse prognosis compared to those with late-onset.
33 citations
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April 2002 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” This review discusses the skin conditions linked to eating disorders and emphasizes that treating the underlying disorder often improves these dermatological symptoms.
28 citations
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August 2011 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that men with early-onset androgenetic alopecia had significantly larger prostate volumes and lower urinary flow rates compared to healthy controls, suggesting a possible link between AGA and prostate-related urinary symptoms.
23 citations
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June 2023 in “Cell Reports” In this study, researchers used transcriptomics and modeling to uncover previously unknown cell populations and marker genes in developing hair follicles, providing insights into early cell fate establishment and offering tools for further research on skin appendages.
19 citations
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March 2013 in “Biology Letters” This study found that the main structural proteins of tree frog toe pads, which aid in their adhesive properties, are alpha keratins that have evolutionary origins in early tetrapods.
18 citations
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December 2010 in “PubMed” This study found that early androgenic alopecia patients showed increased prevalence of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, suggesting they should be monitored for coronary artery disease over the long term.
17 citations
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October 2005 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study found that Hirosaki hairless rats experience transient activation of STAT5A in the mammary glands during early lactation, involving O-GlcNAc modification rather than Tyr-phosphorylation.
14 citations
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January 2023 in “Nature Immunology” iNKT cells help develop and maintain healthy skin in young mice.
13 citations
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August 2016 in “Medical Hypotheses” This review discusses the potential of evaluating hair follicle characteristics as early indicators of vascular impairment and organ damage in pre-diabetic individuals, but reports no new clinical results.
12 citations
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March 2004 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a 16-year-old girl initially diagnosed with chronic telogen effluvium, later reassessed with Ludwig Stage 1 androgenetic alopecia, for which she began spironolactone treatment.
11 citations
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August 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
11 citations
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July 2017 in “Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs” This review discusses current and emerging therapeutic strategies for androgenetic alopecia, noting limited evidence but suggesting areas such as prostaglandin analogs, PRP, and progenitor cell therapies as promising future directions.
11 citations
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October 2010 in “Behavioural Brain Research” This study found that neonatal administration of allopregnanolone enhances, while finasteride suppresses, the effects of adult intrahippocampal pregnenolone sulphate on rat locomotor activity in an open field test.
11 citations
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May 2006 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Combining paroxetine and triamcinolone effectively treats both alopecia areata and depression.
10 citations
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November 2008 in “Veterinary Dermatology” In this study, the misshaped and hairy ear phenotype in mutant mice was linked to mis-expression of certain Hoxc genes due to a chromosomal inversion.
10 citations
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April 1979 in “American Journal of Veterinary Research” This study observed that hepatocyte-like cells in canine circumanal glands are distinct entities that develop from hair follicle sheaths and later appear within sebaceous glands, without forming typical exocrine ducts.
9 citations
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July 2007 in “Circulation Research” This study found that disruptions in planar cell polarity signaling are implicated in congenital heart defects and cardiomyopathy in developing mouse hearts, associated with early cardiomyocyte disorganization and improper heart looping.
9 citations
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January 1975 in “Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)” This report describes a case of Rothmund-Thomson type congenital poikiloderma, noting minor skin changes, hair loss, and slightly elevated lysine and cystine in the urine.
8 citations
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February 2003 in “Annals of Neurology” Progesterone treatment improved seizures in a woman with menstrual cycle-related epilepsy, but a wrong medication worsened her condition.
8 citations
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May 1941 in “Science” Mouse embryos can develop in chick embryos, but they grow smaller with some organ issues.
7 citations
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January 2013 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” This study found that male patients with androgenetic alopecia had significantly higher aldosterone levels and blood pressure compared to controls, suggesting a possible link between AGA and hypertension.
7 citations
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December 1984 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology” This article reviews technical aspects and five case histories of punch transplanting in early androgenetic alopecia but reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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July 1975 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” This case study reports a patient with Rothmund-Thomson type congenital poikiloderma, showing primarily skin changes and hair loss, along with slightly elevated lysine and cystine levels in urine.
6 citations
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October 2020 in “medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that early pharmacological treatment of COVID-19 in females, including those with hyperandrogenic conditions, significantly improved clinical outcomes, with spironolactone users experiencing milder symptoms and faster recovery.
6 citations
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January 2019 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” This study suggests that Sox13, although dispensable for epidermal development, serves as a marker for early hair follicle development in Sox13-LacZ knock-in mice.
6 citations
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March 2009 in “Annals of Saudi Medicine” Finasteride use during early pregnancy may cause limb deformities in babies.
5 citations
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October 2018 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This review discusses major dermatologic conditions occurring in the early post-hematopoietic stem cell transplant period and reports no new clinical results; it underscores dermatologists' role in recognizing critical complications.