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December 2021 in “PLoS Genetics” This study found that PRC2 plays a non-instructive role in adult hair follicle stem cells, with its loss not affecting quiescence or cell identity, despite upregulation of genes linked to activation.
June 2023 in “SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository” This study suggests that extracellular vesicles from prostate cancer cells could aid in identifying tumor heterogeneity and serve as biomarkers, while also playing a role in SARS-CoV-2 infection in nasopharyngeal mucus.
January 2023 in “Åbo Akademi University Research Portal” This study found that vimentin is essential for proper wound healing and cell growth by influencing EMT signaling and mTOR activity in mice.
January 2012 in “heiDOK (Heidelberg University)” In this study, researchers observed that dormant TRP-2+ melanoma cells in bone marrow can interact with CD8+ T cells in tumor-bearing ret transgenic mice, potentially influencing immune responses.
September 2009 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This meeting abstract volume for the Society for Pediatric Dermatology reports no new clinical results.
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January 1990 87 citations
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December 2020 in “Journal of Materials Chemistry B” This study found that a nanofiber wound dressing made of CQD/Si NP/SF significantly inhibits bacterial growth and accelerates skin wound healing and hair follicle regeneration in animal models.
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June 2022 in “Experimental dermatology” This study found that SHJH hr mice, with a Hairless gene mutation, exhibit accelerated skin aging potentially due to poor antioxidative protection, highlighting the Hr gene's role in skin aging.
Hirsutism is relatively common among young Greek women.
January 2020 in “Archives of Pharmacy Practice” This study found that Hibiscus rosa-sinensis leaf extract promoted hair growth in rats more effectively than its flower extract, suggesting its potential as a natural alternative for hair growth treatments.
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October 1998 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review provides an overview of the hairless gene in mice and humans, discussing its structure, expression, and implications for understanding skin physiology and human disorders related to gene disruption, but it reports no new empirical findings.
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October 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This research found that activating a KrasG12D mutation in mice led to skin thickening, papillomas, and hair growth issues, suggesting that even rare KRAS mutations can mimic human RAS/MAPK syndrome symptoms.
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January 2014 in “Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii” Among women with hirsutism studied, this research found a high prevalence of acne, particularly associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome and endocrine changes.
January 2025 in “Turkish Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases” This case report details two consanguineous patients with cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy, both having the same HTRA1 gene mutation, but exhibiting different clinical presentations, including one with epileptic seizures and lobar hemorrhages—previously undocumented in this condition.
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September 2023 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This study presents a rare case where a patient with a heterozygous mutation in the HTRA1 gene, typically considered non-pathogenic, exhibited severe symptoms and typical features of CARASIL, expanding the understanding of this condition.
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April 2016 in “Experimental Dermatology” The researchers reported that in mice, the type of tumor suppressor deleted along with oncogenic Kras activation in HFSCs influenced the specific squamous cell carcinoma phenotype that developed.
August 2026 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research” This review synthesizes knowledge on HTRA1-associated disorders, highlighting how mutations in the HTRA1 gene are linked to cerebral small vessel disease and systemic conditions, and discusses emerging diagnostic and therapeutic strategies aimed at precision medicine.
March 1997 in “The Lancet” Hirsutism is abnormal male-pattern hair growth in females due to excess androgens.
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October 1999 in “Developmental Dynamics” This study found that the hairless gene in mice has a more extensive role in development than previously thought, as indicated by its expression in various tissues and associated abnormalities in hr/hr mutants.
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October 2003 in “PubMed” In this study, PKCepsilon transgenic mice showed increased TNFalpha shedding during skin tumor promotion, which may contribute to the development of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma.
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June 1945 in “Annals of Internal Medicine” This clinical study explores the causes, progression, and treatment of hirsutism in females, noting its association with tumors in endocrine glands, but does not report new clinical results.
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April 1960 in “Journal of the American Medical Association” This article discusses cultural perspectives on hirsutism and hypertrichosis and reports no new clinical results.
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April 1997 in “Human reproduction” This study found that both a high dose of CPA and GnRHa are effective for treating hirsutism in hyperandrogenic women, but GnRHa with add-back therapy may lead to a longer remission period.
January 2002 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study reported that 31.6% of female students experienced hirsutism, which was associated with menstrual abnormalities, acne, androgenic alopecia, hypertrichosis, and a familial history of hirsutism.
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January 2020 in “Clinical Dermatology Review” In this study, idiopathic hirsutism was identified as the most common cause of hirsutism among the patients, followed by polycystic ovarian syndrome.
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October 1984 in “Endocrine reviews” This review highlights that idiopathic hirsutism is characterized by local hyperandrogenization affecting hair growth, without other signs of hyperandrogenism, and shows no new results; racial differences in prevalence are noted but not in androgenic steroids.
December 1997 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this study, hormonal abnormalities were detected in all investigated hirsute Saudi women, with elevated major androgens in 85.9% and polycystic ovaries in 59% of cases.
17 citations
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March 2012 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” In this study, researchers found that overexpression of the hairless protein in Hr mutant mice disrupts inner root sheath formation by downregulating Dlx3 and associated keratins in hair follicle development.
May 2018 in “Journal of Saidu Medical College Swat” The study observed that among Afghan women attending a gynecology outpatient department, the majority of those with hirsutism exhibited associated gynecological issues and were primarily categorized as having idiopathic causes or Polycystic Ovarian Disease.
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March 2015 in “Neurological Sciences” This study reports that a novel frameshift mutation in the HTRA1 gene in a CARASIL pedigree led to reduced HTRA1 protein and increased TGF-β1 expression, potentially causing severe CARASIL and peripheral small arterial disease.