5 citations
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November 2008 in “Advances in Dermatology” This review discusses advancements in understanding hair cycle and inflammatory alopecias, proposing a standard classification and tiered treatment recommendations, but reports no clinical results.
1 citations
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October 2013 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This paper reviews the differential diagnoses and diagnostic tests to distinguish alopecia areata from other types of hair loss, without providing new clinical findings.
1 citations
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August 2011 in “Dermatology Reports” This case report describes a new family with autosomal recessive hypotrichosis simplex with woolly hair, suggesting the disorder may be underreported due to misdiagnosis.
May 2015 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Researchers found a new area on chromosome 2 linked to a genetic hair loss condition.
This study found considerable variation in hair shaft proteomic profiles among Caucasian, African-American, Kenyan, and Korean subjects, with individual and site-specific differences observed.
This study used proteomic profiling to reveal significant individual and site-specific differences in human hair shaft proteins, which may improve the differentiation of hair based on ethnic origin and individual identity.
31 citations
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October 2010 in “Progress in lipid research” This review discusses the role of LPA(3) in embryo implantation and its genetic connection with prostaglandin signaling, but reports no new clinical results.
23 citations
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August 2018 in “Biochimica and biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids” This article reviews the roles of lesser-known secreted phospholipase A2 isoforms in various biological processes, such as immune suppression, metabolic regulation, epidermal hyperplasia, and male reproduction, without reporting new clinical findings.
4 citations
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June 2016 in “Journal of Pharmacopuncture” This study found that Cornu cervi pantotrichum pharmacopuncture solution significantly promoted hair growth in mice by enhancing hair follicular cell proliferation and up-regulating FGF-7 expression.
1 citations
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December 2020 in “Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences” This article reviews the structure, genomic organization, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 and discusses current efforts in prevention and treatments for COVID-19 without reporting new clinical results.
151 citations
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August 2011 in “The EMBO Journal” The enzyme PA-PLA1α is important for proper hair follicle development.
2 citations
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August 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This review discusses the genetic origins of autosomal recessive woolly hair with hypotrichosis and reports no clinical results; it highlights the link to homozygous variants in the K25 keratin gene.
35 citations
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January 2011 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study found that overexpression of sPLA2-X in mice was associated with alopecia and hair follicle abnormalities, highlighting its potential role in hair follicle homeostasis.
November 2025 in “Skin Health and Disease” This case series describes eight instances of autosomal recessive woolly hair in an Indian population over the past 12 years, detailing their clinical presentation, hair traits, and treatment response.
34 citations
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March 2009 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Proteomic analysis can identify genetic differences in mouse hair, helping understand hair defects and variations.
26 citations
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May 2016 in “Journal of biological chemistry/The Journal of biological chemistry” This study found that mice lacking sPLA2-IIE had distinct skin abnormalities, particularly affecting hair follicles, highlighting the differing roles of sPLA2 isoforms in mouse skin.
9 citations
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July 2016 in “Genes” This study identified specific genetic variants as the cause of visual impairment and non-syndromic alopecia in two brothers, reinforcing the link between PDE6H variants and achromatopsia and LPAR6 variants and alopecia.
5 citations
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November 2022 in “Animal Genetics” This review discusses selection signatures and selective sweeps in fiber-producing animals and recommends further genomic investigations to identify genes related to important fiber traits, without providing new results.
January 2025 in “Kuwait Journal of Science” In this study, researchers sequenced the KRT71 gene in 102 dromedary camels to find genetic polymorphisms linked to hair shape, identifying 17 variants but none that fully explained hair shape variations, suggesting other genes may also play a role.
October 2024 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” January 2026 in “Updates in clinical dermatology” 12 citations
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January 2023 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This review discusses the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of hair shaft disorders and suggests diagnostic tools like trichoscopy and light microscopy, but reports no new clinical results.
68 citations
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August 2014 in “PeerJ” This study found that proteomic analysis can distinguish hair samples across different ethnicities and body regions based on keratin protein levels, which may aid forensic hair identification.
59 citations
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February 2019 in “BMC Genomics” In this study, transcriptome analysis suggested that lipid metabolism and apoptosis may be key factors influencing hair length differences between short-hair and long-hair rabbits.
44 citations
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June 2017 in “The EMBO Journal” This study reports that the autotaxin–LPA–LPA3 signaling pathway at the embryo-epithelial boundary plays a critical role in decidualization by up-regulating HB-EGF and COX-2 in the uterine epithelium.
30 citations
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June 2022 in “Animals” This study found that certain genes were significantly associated with hair length in Inner Mongolia cashmere goats, potentially serving as molecular markers for different hair types.
24 citations
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December 2018 in “Inflammation and Regeneration” This review discusses the roles of various PLA2 enzymes in skin health and disease, highlighting potential pathways for future diagnosis and therapy, but it reports no new clinical results.
January 2025 in “BMC Genomics” In this study, researchers identified thousands of mRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, and miRNA transcripts involved in different hair follicle stages of Rex rabbits and highlighted significant gene expression changes and pathway enrichments, providing insights into the regulatory mechanisms of hair development in these animals.
December 2023 in “Animals” This study used single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze 26,573 cells from the scapular skin of yaks, identifying 11 major cell types and providing insights into the diversity and morphogenesis of hair follicle cell types through detailed maps of DP cells and dermal fibroblasts.