17 citations
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June 2011 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study observed that mice with a Cx43 mutation exhibited slower and asynchronous hair regrowth with severe cuticle weathering, mimicking aspects of hair phenotype in some ODDD patients.
8 citations
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November 2009 in “The Neurologist/The neurologist” This case report highlights a 21-year-old woman with seizures, mental retardation, spastic diplegia, and ichthyosis consistent with Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, and emphasizes the importance of differential diagnosis when additional symptoms are present.
November 2025 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a patient with Clouston syndrome who developed squamous cell carcinoma, highlighting the need for regular follow-up in patients with chronic paronychia that do not respond to conventional treatments.
25 citations
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February 2021 in “Diabetes” This study found that Dock5 plays a crucial role in keratinocyte function and wound healing, with its expression reduced in diabetic models but improving healing when restored.
July 2023 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” In this study, researchers analyzed skin tumors from patients with CYLD cutaneous syndrome and found that loss of CYLD function is linked to changes in cellular signaling pathways, particularly NF-κB signaling, and leads to increased secretion of specific extracellular matrix proteins.
July 2024 in “Journal of Rare Diseases” This review describes the genetic and phenotypic diversity of Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome, highlighting new DCAF17 gene variants and their varying clinical implications.
41 citations
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January 1992 in “Journal of medical genetics” This study described seven male patients and six female carriers of keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans, highlighting distinct dermatological and ophthalmic markers including follicular hyperkeratosis and corneal dystrophy.
January 2026 in “Dermatology Review” In this study, the authors highlighted that celiac disease can have various skin manifestations such as dermatitis herpetiformis and psoriasis, which may precede or occur without digestive symptoms, stressing the importance of screening in patients with unexplained dermatoses.
10 citations
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January 2020 in “Genes & Diseases” In this study, circ-Smad5 was found to inhibit the proliferation and cell cycle progression of JB6 cells by suppressing Wnt/β-catenin/Lef 1 signaling activation, marking the first report of its function.
57 citations
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August 1997 in “Pediatrics International” This abstract discusses two types of hereditary vitamin D metabolism defects, VDDR I and VDDR II, and reports on their distinct characteristics and treatment responses, without presenting new clinical data.
165 citations
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September 2001 in “Genes & development” This study found that Cutl1 mutant mice experienced retarded lung differentiation and abnormal hair follicle morphogenesis, indicating the vital role of CDP in lung development and hair follicle cell-lineage specification.
5 citations
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April 2023 in “Life” This review discusses central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in adolescents, noting varied presentation and highlighting genetic and environmental factors, but reports no new clinical findings.
2 citations
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March 2024 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This case report described two siblings with uncombable hair syndrome characterized by unique hair features, and identified a new pathogenic variant in the PADI3 gene (c.1374dup; p. Val459ArgfsTer15) not previously documented.
28 citations
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May 2000 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study demonstrated that the highly divergent WDSV rv-cyclin significantly stimulates eukaryotic cell proliferation, leading to hyperplastic skin lesions in transgenic mice.
3 citations
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November 2015 in “Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports” This case study reports a rare instance of RC11 associated with precocious puberty, severe hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes, suggesting a possible link to 11q-syndrome.
July 2023 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” More research is needed on CCCA in children, especially Black and Asian adolescents.
August 2023 in “Acta Scientific Paediatrics” This case study reported a neonate of Indian descent with localized hypotrichosis type 1 due to a likely pathogenic deletion in the DSG4 gene, marking the first such case from India.
January 2023 in “Indian dermatology online journal” This case report describes a novel NECTIN4 gene mutation linked to ED-syndactyly syndrome 1 in a young girl, contributing to the understanding of this rare ectodermal dysplasia.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human epidermal stem cells divide faster than previously thought.
9 citations
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July 2007 in “Circulation Research” This study found that disruptions in planar cell polarity signaling are implicated in congenital heart defects and cardiomyopathy in developing mouse hearts, associated with early cardiomyocyte disorganization and improper heart looping.
6 citations
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April 2012 in “PubMed” This case report describes a 33-year-old Indian male with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome who experienced complete symptom recovery within 5 months after starting a high protein diet, proton pump inhibitors, and zinc-vitamin supplements.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The study demonstrated that both DKK2 and SOSTDC1 are necessary for normal timing of the first catagen phase in mice hair growth cycles.
29 citations
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October 2004 in “Differentiation” Multiple mouse desmoglein 1 isoforms have distinct roles in skin and hair development.
February 2026 in “The Laryngoscope” This study reports the first case of airway involvement in Conradi–Hünermann–Happle syndrome, highlighting successful management of severe subglottic stenosis with serial endoscopic balloon dilations in a 2-month-old female.
December 2025 in “JGH Open” In this case study, a 78-year-old Japanese woman with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome experienced mesenteric lymphadenopathy, which reduced in size after treatment with the corticosteroid prednisolone. This suggests that mesenteric lymphadenopathy, though uncommon in CCS, may respond to steroid therapy.
January 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study suggests that typical skin lesions in Carney complex may originate from the pro-melanogenic activity of a specific dermal fibroblast population influenced by PKA signaling.
November 2023 in “International Journal of Dermatology” In this study, CCCA patients were found to have higher odds of metabolic, autoimmune, atopic, and psychiatric comorbidities compared to matched controls.
6 citations
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April 2012 in “Muscle & nerve” This letter to the editor documents a case where chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is associated with alopecia totalis and Sjögren syndrome, but reports no new clinical findings.
July 2026 in “Pediatric Allergy and Immunology”
30 citations
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January 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Immunology” This study describes various clinical phenotypes associated with FOXN1 mutations, finding that affected individuals may develop different severities of immunodeficiency based on their genetic mutations.