January 2002 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” In this study, researchers characterized a dehydroepiandrosterone hydroxylating enzyme system in hair follicles similar to the liver monooxygenase system, noting its inhibition by carbon monoxide and its dependence on NADPH.
CaBP1 and 2 are important for maintaining the activity of calcium channels necessary for hearing in inner ear cells.
March 2017 in “BJU international” This article discusses the BJUI's strategies to support urology-related clinical trials but reports no new experimental results; the authors emphasize the importance of rigorous trial design and reporting standards.
37 citations
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January 1993 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” 12 citations
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March 2012 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This study observed that some patients with homozygous c.736T>A mutation in LIPH may have mild hypotrichosis with long hairs in adulthood.
67 citations
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September 2001 in “American Journal Of Pathology” This study found that overexpression of the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase in transgenic mice led to UVB-induced skin tumors, but this was prevented by the ODC inhibitor α-difluoromethylornithine.
September 2014 in “Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE” This study found that high-speed optical coherence tomography may be a promising non-invasive tool for analyzing human hair conditions.
24 citations
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March 1996 in “Postgraduate Medical Journal” In this study, most women with hirsutism and regular menstrual cycles were diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, suggesting limited use of the term 'idiopathic or racial' hirsutism without thorough evaluation.
13 citations
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October 2001 in “British Journal of Ophthalmology” This report discusses the use of intralesional cidofovir and suggests it might be a viable option for treating SCC due to its successful outcome without observed systemic toxicity in this case.
5 citations
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April 2020 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This paper presents a new device for navigational surgery utilizing the fluorescent properties of Indocyanine Green, offering enhanced intra-operative imaging capabilities by identifying tissues with an infrared CMOS camera.
8 citations
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August 2014 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” The study found that over-expressing ornithine decarboxylase in the outer root sheath of the hair follicle in mice increases UVB-induced tumor growth and invasive squamous cell carcinoma compared to inter-follicular epidermal keratinocytes.
This study found that OCT4B1 isoform expression was elevated in tissue and blood samples from patients with inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting a potential role in tissue repair.
7 citations
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February 2011 in “Journal of dermatology” This study identified a specific LIPH gene mutation (736T>A) as common in Japanese patients with autosomal recessive woolly hair/hypotrichosis, potentially indicating its role in the condition's manifestation within this population.
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February 2023 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This case report of an infant with IPEX syndrome highlights the importance of early recognition and treatment, as the patient experienced severe symptoms and succumbed before stem cell transplantation.
15 citations
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January 1991 in “Mammalian Genome” 2 citations
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April 2008 in “PubMed” This study identified the c.1204G to A (p.E402K) mutation in the hHB6 gene as a cause of monilethrix in a Chinese family, highlighting the gene's role in the condition.
March 2025 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” This study found that using an ultrasound hollow microneedle array enhanced transdermal delivery of finasteride, accelerating hair regrowth in mice with androgenetic alopecia compared to other delivery methods.
21 citations
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September 2021 in “New Phytologist” This study found that the transcription factor HB24 plays a critical role in root hair elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana by promoting the conversion of indole-3-butyric acid to indole-3-acetic acid through regulation of IBR1 expression.
April 2020 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This case report details a post-menopausal woman with hirsutism and virilization due to rare Leydig cell tumors in both ovaries, underscoring the challenge of detecting such tumors with standard imaging.
October 2017 in “The American journal of gastroenterology” This study reports a case linking the use of the herbal supplement He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) to acute hepatocellular hepatitis, highlighting potential herb-induced liver injury.
128 citations
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March 1989 in “Experimental Cell Research” Hoxc13 is important for hair and tongue development by controlling hair keratin genes.
55 citations
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July 2016 in “Eye” In this study, researchers identified that the oncomodulin protein lineage, specifically the gene pvalb8, plays a crucial role in the development and function of auditory hair cells in zebrafish by promoting cell proliferation through the Wnt signaling pathway.
January 2008 in “Memorial University Research Repository (Memorial University)” This study found that the NHD domain, but not the PHD domain, of hPygo2 is crucial for Wnt-independent growth of ovarian cancer cells, and identified a key interaction with Treacle protein involved in ribosomal biogenesis.
18 citations
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November 2005 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” 32 citations
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May 2018 in “The Plant Cell” This article discusses the crucial role of root hairs in water and nutrient uptake from soil and reports no new findings.
January 1988 in “Bulletin of Hispanic Studies” This article reviews the history of Portuguese and Spanish derivational suffixes and provides no new empirical findings, discussing various scholarly works and contributions on the subject.
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October 1947 in “The Lancet” 1 citations
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November 1947 in “The Lancet”
June 2010 in “Journal of Medicine and Life Science” This study suggests that Orostachys iwarenge extract may promote hair growth by increasing the proliferation of dermal papilla cells in an in-vitro setting.