3 citations
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September 2019 in “Skin appendage disorders” This study found that females with frontal fibrosing alopecia had more preauricular lines than age-matched controls, indicating a potential new clinical marker for the condition.
93 citations
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April 2003 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study identified an unexpected critical role for the FATP4 protein in skin and hair development in mice, linking it to a potential candidate gene for restrictive dermopathy in humans.
May 2026 in “International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology” This case study highlights Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli as an easily overlooked pigmentary disorder characterized by a distinctive triad requiring precise diagnosis for effective patient counseling and cosmetic management.
2 citations
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June 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study identified a novel missense mutation in the FGF5 gene associated with the longhair phenotype in about 3% of Maine Coon cats, suggesting it may be a breed-specific variant.
July 2026 in “Lasers in Medical Science” In this study, the Peninsula Timerevert Needle was found to provide effective treatment for skin photoaging and acne scars with less pain and shorter treatment duration compared to EndyMed, although it caused more bleeding.
23 citations
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March 2017 in “JAAD case reports” This study reports a new family with hereditary fibrosing poikiloderma (POIKTMP) and identifies a pancreatic cancer occurrence in a family member, raising questions about FAM111B's role as a potential cancer predisposition gene.
45 citations
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May 2002 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed multiple dermatofibromas while on long-term prednisone therapy.
1 citations
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June 2022 in “International Journal of Dermatology” FFA in men shows unique features and treatment results vary widely.
8 citations
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July 2020 in “Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology” This review hypothesizes that excessive facial photo-protection may contribute to frontal fibrosing alopecia by disrupting immunological homeostasis through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-kynurenine pathway, but it reports no new clinical results.
January 2020 in “Advances in Sexual Medicine” This study suggests that female sexual dysfunction is not significantly associated with female pattern hair loss, but it may be more strongly influenced by age and parity in premenopausal women.
10 citations
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November 1993 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology” This report observed that a male developed erythema multiforme linked to both topical and oral minoxidil use for androgenetic alopecia, supported by eruption recurrence with reapplication.
April 2016 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” This study analyzed 3,295 cases from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System to describe demographics and reporting trends of post-finasteride syndrome, finding that most reports came from patients rather than health professionals.
4 citations
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January 2021 in “International Journal of Medical Sciences” This study suggests that miR-182 may play an essential role in hallux valgus development by regulating FGF9 expression, indicating a potential therapeutic target for its treatment.
December 2022 in “Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal” This study found that among mixed connective tissue disease patients in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Raynaud phenomenon was the most common clinical feature, present in 80% of patients.
October 2025 in “Transplantation” This study found that finasteride delivered through dissolving microneedles enhanced skin drug permeation compared to films, suggesting potential for improved androgenetic alopecia treatment with fewer side effects.
August 2024 in “medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that finasteride use is associated with both known and new adverse events, which vary by gender and age, as well as some events not previously listed in the drug insert.
31 citations
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April 2010 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This report describes two patients with frontal fibrosing alopecia who developed acute hair loss on their limbs, revealing that the limb alopecia had similar histological features to scalp alopecia.
7 citations
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August 2019 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” This study found that limb hair loss in frontal fibrosing alopecia is inflammatory and permanent, but lacks the classic scarring features seen in scalp alopecia, prompting potential misdiagnosis as alopecia areata.
4 citations
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January 2013 in “Dissolution Technologies” This study optimized and validated a dissolution test method for immediate-release finasteride capsules, highlighting the need for an official standard due to variability in commercial products.
April 2020 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This case report describes the first known instance of a patient with myotonic dystrophy presenting with type I diabetes, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and follicular variant papillary thyroid cancer, suggesting a potential link between these conditions.
24 citations
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July 2017 in “Structure” In this study, researchers found that ligand homodimerization controls the receptor binding specificity of the FGF9 subfamily, preventing off-target activation of FGFR "b" isoforms.
December 2024 in “Livers” This case report highlights a female patient with familial partial lipodystrophy who showed significant improvement in liver stiffness after starting leptin replacement therapy.
9 citations
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January 2005 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This report details the clinical presentation and management of cutaneous mastocytosis in Indian children and provides no new experimental findings.
7 citations
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August 2018 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” This study describes a newly observed "inflammatory vellus involvement" pattern in early frontal fibrosing alopecia, which may lead to misdiagnosis due to the absence of typical histological features.
134 citations
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June 2012 in “International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” This article discusses current methods in facial feminization surgery for transsexual women and reports no new clinical results, focusing instead on various surgical techniques used to feminize facial features.
6 citations
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August 2013 in “한국응용생명화학회지” This study found that among eleven tested polymethoxyflavones, 5-hydroxy-7,4′-dimethoxyflavone was the strongest steroid 5α-reductase inhibitor and suggests potential use for benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment.
13 citations
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March 2020 in “Genes” This study found that FGF5-/- rabbits exhibited a significant long hair phenotype by prolonging the anagen phase, suggesting FGF5 acts as a negative regulator of hair growth.
20 citations
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March 1975 in “Journal of steroid biochemistry/Journal of Steroid Biochemistry” This study found a direct correlation between the testicular feminization gene and decreased androgen receptor activity, potentially explaining the androgen insensitivity in affected individuals.
June 2012 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This review discusses the challenge of managing folliculitis decalvans, agreeing that treatment aims to stop inflammation and hair loss but noting that achieving results is difficult and may require long-term therapy.
12 citations
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May 2019 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This study demonstrated that Forsythiaside A improved survival and reduced neurological deficits in rats with cerebral ischemic injury, potentially through activating Nrf2 and reducing ER stress pathways.