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October 2017 in “Circulation” A new technology showed that the SOX9 gene might control heart scar formation after injury, suggesting new treatment possibilities.
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January 2022 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Higher STAT3 levels are found in hair loss areas, but not linked to hair loss severity.
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January 2013 in “Frontiers in Immunology” The FOXN1 gene is crucial for developing immune cells and preventing immune disorders.
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February 1999 in “Biochemical Journal” Overexpression of SSAT in mice causes hair loss, liver damage, and sensitivity to polyamine analogues.
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January 2015 in “Genetics and Molecular Research” Maize hybrids show better early growth due to complex gene interactions from their parent strains.
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September 1992 in “Endocrinology” The human type II 5α-reductase gene, linked to certain male health conditions, has a specific structure and low similarity to other related genes.
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December 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” AP-2α and AP-2β proteins are essential for healthy adult skin and hair.
May 1995 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers developed a new way to measure gene activity in single hair follicles and found that a specific gene's activity changes with different amounts and times of treatment.
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February 2022 in “The Journal of clinical investigation/The journal of clinical investigation” Scientists made a mouse model of a serious skin cancer by changing skin cells with a virus and a specific gene, which is similar to the disease in humans.
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January 2020 in “Cells” The research found that the gene activity in mouse skin stem cells changes significantly as they age.
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February 2008 in “Photochemistry and photobiology” Vitamin D receptor can control the hairless gene linked to hair loss even without vitamin D.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The Engrailed-1 gene plays a key role in the development of sweat glands in mice.
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May 2022 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Changes in KRT17 gene activity linked to wool production in Angora rabbits.
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May 2023 in “Frontiers in endocrinology” A new MBTPS2 gene variant disrupts fat metabolism and collagen production, causing Osteogenesis imperfecta.
May 2018 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology” Mutations in the FOXN1 gene cause severe immune issues but don't affect hair and nails.
December 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” A genetic change in the FGF5 gene affects hair growth in cashmere goats.
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March 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The Notch signaling pathway helps in mouse hair development through a noncanonical mechanism that does not rely on RBPj or transcription.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Scientists created a detailed map of gene activity in different parts of human hair follicles.
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April 2000 in “Gene” Msx and Dlx genes are crucial for development, controlling cell behaviors like growth and differentiation through their roles as gene regulators.
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