April 2019 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study identified three new genetic loci associated with PCOS and found a similar genetic structure across different diagnostic criteria, suggesting a genetic basis for shared metabolic traits and potential causal links to other conditions.
March 2022 in “International journal of pharmaceutical sciences review and research” This review examines treatment options for PCOS, highlighting the importance of managing symptoms and patient counseling, and reports no new clinical results.
9 citations
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December 2022 in “Genes” This study conducted a genome-wide analysis in Tianzhu white yaks, identifying differential genes associated with hair growth between long-haired and normal-haired individuals.
15 citations
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January 2015 in “Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine” This study reports that obesity significantly influences cardiovascular and metabolic disturbances in women with PCOS, with overweight women experiencing more severe symptoms compared to their non-obese counterparts.
38 citations
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May 2006 in “Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics” This study reported that women with PCOS had higher levels of certain hormones and lower SHBG levels compared to non-PCOS women with similar symptoms, highlighting a less favorable endocrine profile in PCOS cases.
March 2013 in “Endocrine Abstracts” Ethnicity affects how polycystic ovary syndrome shows up in women, with white women having higher metabolic risks but less diabetes, and South Asian women showing more androgenic symptoms and being younger at presentation.
142 citations
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September 2015 in “PubMed” This review examines the histological features of keloid disease, its differentiation from similar skin conditions, and emphasizes gaps in current research while reporting no new clinical findings.
15 citations
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April 2003 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found no significant associations between the polymorphisms of SRD5A1 and SRD5A2 genes and androgenetic alopecia, clinical types of baldness, or response to finasteride in Koreans.
42 citations
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August 2022 in “Diagnostics” This review examines existing evidence on PCOS diagnostic criteria for adolescents and underscores the need for accurate definitions, while highlighting limited research, especially regarding adolescents at risk of PCOS.
9 citations
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September 2013 in “Journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry/The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry” In this study, researchers found that the matriptase-HGF-c-MET pathway may be activated in proliferative cells of human hair follicles and sebaceous glands, suggesting a potential role in hair growth regulation.
3 citations
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May 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers identified loss of function variants in the HR gene as likely causes of the distinct roaning hair coat seen in lykoi cats.
1 citations
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November 2023 in “Plant and Cell Physiology” This paper reports on various AI and human augmentation technologies being applied in plant biology to enhance data processing, improve research efficiency, and enable the discovery of complex biological phenomena that are challenging for humans to perceive or quantify unaided.
109 citations
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December 2003 in “American Journal of Pathology” This study observed that the ontogenetic transition from scarless repair in early fetal rat wounds to scar-forming repair in late gestation is associated with differential TGF-β ligand and receptor expression patterns.
15 citations
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October 2019 in “BMJ Open” This protocol outlines a nationwide study to investigate the prevalence of metabolic and reproductive abnormalities, anxiety, and depression in Brazilian women with polycystic ovary syndrome, aiming to inform public health strategies.
11 citations
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March 2001 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This article discusses the complexities in diagnosing hair shaft disorders and the potential insights hair microscopy can provide, without reporting new clinical findings.
7 citations
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January 2023 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” This study found that Celsr1, not Celsr2, is the primary protein involved in establishing planar cell polarity and hair follicle polarization in the epidermis of mice.
6 citations
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June 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that human centromeric regions exhibit large-scale haplotypes with significant diversity, including entire Neanderthal haplotypes, which may affect chromosome transmission.
4 citations
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June 2013 in “The Journal of Rheumatology” This abstract describes a program with various presentations and events focused on Canadian excellence in rheumatology but reports no new research findings.
November 2025 in “IntechOpen eBooks” This chapter reviews the complex relationship between PCOS and sexual dysfunction, highlighting its fundamental role as a biopsychosocial manifestation rather than a secondary complication, and calls for comprehensive, patient-centered care; it reports no new clinical results.
October 2025 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” This research observed that, in domestic cats like Maine Coon and Rex breeds, a "piebald" coat color pattern is likely influenced by the Silver locus, although the specific mutations involved are yet to be published.
October 2010 in “Reproductive Biomedicine Online” This study reported that MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry profiling demonstrated nearly 100% sensitivity and specificity in detecting adenomyosis and leiomyoma, revealing potential peptide markers for these conditions.
13 citations
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November 2019 in “Scientific reports” This study found that inhibiting 5α-reductase in molluscs provokes a specific shell morphology, suggesting gastropods might have unique 5α-reductase substrates absent in vertebrates.
10 citations
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May 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, 21.1% of participants had actinic keratoses, with higher prevalence in men, and certain genetic and photoaging factors were positively associated with AK, though smoking was linked to reduced risk.
28 citations
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October 2019 in “Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology” This article discusses the advances in understanding wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) and highlights the roles of specific signaling pathways and cellular plasticity, noting no clinical results but suggesting potential areas for further research.
5 citations
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June 2020 in “Experimental dermatology” This study found that redheaded individuals had higher levels of vitamin D precursor 25(OH)D3 compared to non-redheaded individuals, suggesting a physiological adaptation to low UVB radiation in Europe.
January 2026 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This review found that circulating dihydrotestosterone (DHT) consistently distinguishes men with androgenetic alopecia from controls, suggesting a key role in the condition's biology and potential therapeutic targeting.
March 2021 in “The British Journal of Psychiatry” The abstract for this research is not provided, so results or conclusions from this study are not available.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that, contrary to common belief, aged Balb/C mice showed better wound healing than younger mice despite greater weight loss, possibly due to increased T regulatory cells.
May 2010 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” A mutation in the KRT74 gene causes woolly hair by affecting hair texture.
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.