October 2020 in “Veterinary Dermatology” This review discusses autoimmune blistering diseases across species and highlights new treatment efficacy findings and ongoing trials, but it reports no new clinical results.
124 citations
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February 2018 in “Nature Reviews Genetics” This review covers recent findings on stem cell plasticity under normal and cancerous conditions but presents no new experimental results, highlighting implications for regenerative medicine and cancer treatments.
157 citations
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May 2021 in “Endocrine Reviews” This review discusses recent advancements in understanding and managing congenital adrenal hyperplasia, including improvements in screening, diagnostics, and potential genetic and cell-based treatments, but reports no new clinical findings.
16 citations
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December 2018 in “Plant Science” This study found that elevated carbon dioxide levels may help mitigate water deficit stress in soybean roots by altering gene expression related to stress and nutrient transport.
11 citations
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February 2019 in “Research and reports in forensic medical science” This article discusses the use of forensic DNA phenotyping to infer physical characteristics from biological samples without a reference sample, aiding investigations but raising ethical and legal concerns.
5 citations
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September 2016 in “Security science and technology” DNA can predict physical traits like eye and hair color accurately, especially in Europeans, but predicting other traits and in diverse populations needs more research.
2 citations
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March 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This review discusses existing forensic DNA phenotyping panels for biogeographical ancestry and externally visible characteristics and highlights major technical limitations, including terminology issues, genetic knowledge gaps, and technological debates; it reports no new results.
1 citations
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November 2016 in “Congenital Anomalies” This review examines the impact of biotin, vitamin B12, and zinc on male reproduction, emphasizing their role in spermatogenic failure, but reports no new clinical results.
March 2026 in “Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences” This review critically examines Forensic DNA Phenotyping, highlighting high accuracy in predicting certain traits but also legal and ethical challenges, particularly around regulatory fragmentation and issues of genetic privacy.
1160 citations
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November 2018 in “Physiological Reviews” This review discusses the potential of single cell technologies to improve understanding and treatment of impaired wound healing and reports no new clinical results.
343 citations
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March 2016 in “Nature Communications” This study found that IL-17A-producing γδ T cells play a key role in bone fracture healing by promoting bone formation, with deficiencies leading to impaired repair in mice.
211 citations
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April 2018 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology” Keratins are crucial for cell structure, growth, and disease risk.
184 citations
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September 2006 in “PLoS Genetics” This study found that loss of Apc due to K14-cre-mediated gene recombination in mice led to aberrant growth in ectodermally derived squamous epithelia, implicating its critical role in specifying epithelial cell fates during embryonic development.
124 citations
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December 2016 in “Pharmaceuticals” This review discusses the functions and potential therapeutic targeting of TRP ion channels in the skin, noting their involvement in both physiological processes and various pathological conditions, but reports no new experimental results.
93 citations
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April 2003 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study identified an unexpected critical role for the FATP4 protein in skin and hair development in mice, linking it to a potential candidate gene for restrictive dermopathy in humans.
64 citations
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March 2005 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) inhibited hair shaft elongation and induced premature catagen development in cultured human hair follicles, partially through transforming growth factor β2.
52 citations
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October 2012 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This review presents updated tables of mouse mutants with hair growth abnormalities to aid in understanding the molecular mechanisms of human hair disorders, but reports no new clinical results.
41 citations
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September 2012 in “Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences” This review summarizes the current understanding of microRNAs in skin biology, highlighting their roles in processes like wound-healing and aging, without presenting any new experimental results.
35 citations
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January 2013 in “The Journal of experimental medicine/The journal of experimental medicine” This study found that deleting the CD98hc protein in mouse skin impairs wound healing and homeostasis, resembling aging effects, due to disrupted integrin signaling pathways.
34 citations
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August 2002 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study observed that two patients treated with interferon α-2b and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C experienced complete and reversible straightening of their natural curly hair, which recurred with treatment resumption.
25 citations
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July 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses the role of cholesterol homeostasis in hair follicle biology and its potential connections to various hair disorders, but it reports no new findings.
8 citations
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May 2017 in “IUBMB life” This review discusses the role of astrotactins in development and their genetic mutations' links to a variety of human diseases, but reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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November 2022 in “Communications biology” This study found that injecting keratin into the skin of mice promoted hair growth, potentially through keratin's interaction with hair-forming cells and changes in the microenvironment.
5 citations
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May 2023 in “Frontiers in immunology” This review discusses how environmental factors like lifestyle, nutrition, and vitamin deficiencies may influence autoimmune diseases such as MS, SLE, and AA, highlighting associations with vitamin D levels and dietary interventions, but notes a lack of conclusive evidence for their roles in disease pathogenesis.
3 citations
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May 2018 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, the researchers reported that patient impacts and symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa, as assessed by HSIA and HSSA measures, are associated with clinical characteristics such as the number of abscesses and inflammatory nodules.
2 citations
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January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study suggests that artificial intelligence could significantly enhance histology education for medical and dental students, but its implementation faces challenges like cost, accuracy, and ethical considerations.
2 citations
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March 2021 in “Molecular Immunology” This review discusses the role of dermal macrophages in stress-induced hair regeneration and reports no new clinical findings, highlighting the need for further research into macrophage dynamics for potential hair loss therapies.
2 citations
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November 2015 in “Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas” This review discusses the characteristics and potential applications of epidermal stem cells in dermatology, without providing new clinical results.
1 citations
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May 2026 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” This review highlights the promising role of stem cell therapy in treating resistant diseases, while also addressing the challenges in production and clinical application, emphasizing the need for standardized manufacturing and quality assurance to enhance efficacy and safety in clinical translational research.
This study found that γδ T cells play a role in regulating stromal behavior, influencing the composition and vascularity of fibrotic tissues during the foreign body response.