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July 2023 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this report, a 54-year-old woman with familial dyskeratotic comedones showed slight improvement in skin lesions after topical retinoids and urea cream. This source also describes the first dermoscopic findings for this condition and reviews 21 previous cases.
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December 2022 in “Jurnal Riset Kesehatan” This study found that family actions such as preparing preferred foods and managing routines helped cancer patients manage chemotherapy side effects at home.
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January 2020 in “Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii” This study found that a positive family history, especially from the mother's side and including grandparents, is associated with an increased risk of early-onset female pattern hair loss in Polish women.
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January 2013 in “Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology” A girl inherited excessive body hair from her mother and grandmother.
August 2026 in “International Journal of Research in Dermatology” This case study reports co-localized vitiligo and alopecia areata on the scalp of a 33-year-old Indian male, with marked improvement following intralesional corticosteroid treatment, suggesting a shared autoimmune pathogenesis.
January 2026 in “Journal of Clinical and Investigative Dermatology” This case report describes a father with HOXC13-associated pure hair-nail ectodermal dysplasia, presenting with severe nail dystrophy affecting all digits and notable hypotrichosis or complete alopecia.
October 2025 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” In this case report, a 21-year-old female with familial partial lipodystrophy type 2 and hyperandrogenism was found to have a rare Sertoli cell tumor of the ovary, highlighting an unusual presentation where links between these two rare conditions are still unknown.
September 2025 in “Middle East Current Psychiatry” In this study, caregivers of patients with chronic skin diseases such as psoriasis, vitiligo, and alopecia areata reported significant burdens, including stress and lack of time, which negatively impacted their quality of life, particularly in those caring for psoriasis patients.
July 2025 in “Russian Journal of Clinical Dermatology and Venereology” In this case report, researchers observed that two sisters with congenital immune disorders experienced partial hair regrowth while receiving tofacitinib for severe alopecia areata, highlighting the need for careful clinical and laboratory monitoring due to potential infection risks associated with JAK inhibitor therapy.
April 2025 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This report presents the first Australian case of familial frontal fibrosing alopecia involving a mother and daughter and seeks to differentiate clinical features between familial and sporadic cases.
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.
April 2024 in “Research Square” This study observed that children with alopecia areata had higher anxiety and depression scores, and their families showed more neglectful parenting styles compared to healthy controls.
This case report describes a rare instance of familial congenital atrichia in a 16-year-old girl, possibly involving a genetic component, as both her parents exhibit similar clinical features.
January 2016 in “Journal of Dr Behcet Uz Children s Hospital” This study examined family functioning, psychopathology, and quality of life in children and adolescents with alopecia areata, analyzing their relationships with sociodemographic and disease-related variables.
April 2015 in “Dentistry 3000” This article explores the causes and associated syndromes of premature hair hypopigmentation, emphasizing a need for better understanding to guide individual patient education and treatment.
October 2013 in “Evidence-Based Practice” This study concluded that minoxidil in various formulations is effective for female pattern hair loss, generally safe, but may cause minor skin irritation, with the foam showing the fewest adverse effects.
January 2010 in “Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University)” This question-based abstract lists potential survey questions regarding contraception, hormone therapy, and related health issues but presents no new research findings.
January 2015 in “Journal of Clinical Dermatology” In this study, family history of androgenetic alopecia was associated with earlier onset and increased severity of hair loss in men, but had no impact on treatment effectiveness.
January 2013 in “Journal of Hubei University of Science and Technology(Medical Sciences)” This study found that androgenetic alopecia patients with a family history tend to experience earlier onset, less forehead hair loss in males, and more severe patterns compared to those without a family history.
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January 2012 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” This review discusses the role of stem cell progeny as integral components of stem cell niches, offering feedback that may influence different stem cell systems' microenvironments, but it presents no new research findings.
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June 2018 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the applications and research on fibroblast growth factors, including their use in wound healing, diabetes, and cancer, but it reports no new clinical results.
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March 2013 in “Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy” This article summarizes dermatologic adverse events in patients treated with afatinib in clinical trials and discusses strategies for managing these side effects, without providing new clinical results.
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March 2007 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This review discusses the complexities and uncertainties in the pathways and mechanisms for disulfide bond formation in multicellular organisms and reports no new experimental findings.
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April 1988 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” This study describes a family with X-linked gynecomastia and undervirilization in men, finding a subtle androgen receptor abnormality that may not always lead to infertility despite androgen resistance.
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March 2004 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study describes GPRC5D's unique expression pattern in tissues that produce hard keratin, with retinoic acid inducing its expression in hair bulb cells and affecting keratin gene regulation.
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October 1989 in “Genomics” Type I keratin genes are closely linked to the rex locus on mouse chromosome 11, affecting hair development.
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January 2009 in “Medical mycology” In this case report, researchers identified Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii as the cause of a familial fungal infection, which was successfully treated with itraconazole and topical terbinafine cream.
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February 2018 in “Nutrients” This review discusses the relationship between zinc deficiency and skin disorders, emphasizing zinc transporters' roles, but it reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight potential benefits of regulating zinc levels via transporters.
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April 1995 in “Clinical Genetics” This report describes two siblings with a new familial association of loose anagen syndrome and ocular coloboma, despite unaffected parents and no family history.
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June 2016 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This study reported a previously undescribed G573V point mutation in the TRPV3 gene as a cause of familial Olmsted syndrome in a Mongolian family.