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This research found that feather pattern formation in birds is regulated by a mechanochemical system involving fibroblast growth factor and bone morphogenetic protein signaling, which is altered in the flightless emu and ostrich.

This study identified the Itpr3 gene as responsible for the tufted hair loss phenotype in the BTBR mouse strain.

This study reports that congenital triangular alopecia, which can be misdiagnosed as other conditions, lacks effective treatment and generally requires no therapeutic intervention.

In this study, trichoscopy consistently identified typical findings of frontal fibrosing alopecia, revealing three unusual clinical patterns in 18.4% of patients, which may aid in the differential diagnosis when clinical presentations are atypical.

This study found that trichoscopy can effectively differentiate female pattern hair loss from chronic telogen effluvium based on specific features like hair shaft diameter variability and density differences, aiding in targeted treatment planning.

This case study describes a 43-year-old Hispanic man with cicatricial alopecia of the scalp, and suggests tufted folliculitis as the most likely diagnosis.

This study reported that patterns of fibrosis identified through elastin staining may help distinguish specific forms of primary cicatricial alopecia in biopsy specimens, with certain patterns suggesting particular diagnoses.

In this study, the authors compared trichoscopy findings for different forms of diffuse non-cicatricial alopecia in females and suggested that trichoscopy might often replace the need for histopathological confirmation, reserving biopsies for more uncertain cases.

This article mentions that the slot correction technique by Dr. Patrick Frechet has been a valuable tool in the author's 100% hair restoration surgery practice but does not provide new clinical results.

This case report describes an adult female who developed localized hair loss on her scalp two months after tick bites, illustrating tick bite alopecia's distinct patterns and highlighting the need to consider ticks as a possible cause of such hair loss.

This study observed that fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution shows varied histological features and may resemble lichen planopilaris with initial diffuse distribution, potentially leading to scarring alopecia.

This article reviews temporal triangular alopecia, emphasizing the utility of dermoscopy for diagnosis, and reports no new clinical treatment findings.

This study found that histopathologic features such as a catagen/telogen shift, melanin in fibrous tracts, and small dystrophic follicles can help differentiate alopecia areata from pattern hair loss in the absence of peribulbar infiltrates.

This review discusses the mechanisms behind hair patterning during mouse embryonic development and reports no new experimental findings.

This article does not provide an abstract or present any new research findings.

This study reports pseudopili annulati in a dark-haired Chinese girl, identifying the unique appearance and structural characteristics of her hair without finding abnormalities in the cuticle and cortex.

This study observed that high levels of immunoreactive cortisol in the tail hair of captive Asian elephants were often associated with stressful or distinct behavioral events, suggesting its potential for reconstructing their physiological history.

This article describes an improved trichophytic closure technique for hair restoration surgery, achieving nearly invisible donor scars in over 95% of patients, but emphasizes tailoring the method to individual patient characteristics.

This study observed that in frizzled 6 null mice, initially uncorrelated hair follicle orientations develop into highly ordered patterns over time, suggesting possible mechanisms for biological structure patterning.

Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution is a unique hair loss condition with inflammation and scarring, resembling but distinct from common balding.

Trichoscopy helped diagnose and treat a child's fungal scalp infection by spotting specific hair shapes.

This review covers the recent advances in understanding how Turing models may explain various morphogenetic processes, but it reports no new experimental findings.

This article describes a method for evaluating and treating the temporal peak regions in hair restoration surgery to achieve cosmetic harmony with the frontal hairline, while reporting no new clinical findings.

This case report highlights the successful use of the Bardach modification of the curved tripod flap for repairing cicatricial pressure alopecia, offering a natural appearance and effective tension distribution in scalp reconstruction.

Congenital triangular alopecia can occur outside the typical fronto-temporal region.

This study found that hair follicle patterning in development may arise from a combination of epidermal prepattern signals and mesenchymal self-organisation, with fibroblast growth factor and bone morphogenetic protein activities playing key roles.

This study found that vertex accentuation is the second most common pattern of female pattern hair loss in Asian women, following the diffuse type.

This study found that mice with a disrupted TGFα gene display a curly whisker-coat phenotype, similar to waved-1 mice, suggesting TGFα's crucial role in skin architecture and hair development.

This study analyzed 24 Japanese cases of fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution and found a distinctive "parachute" hair loss pattern, emphasizing unique clinical characteristics potentially influenced by racial factors.