3 citations
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September 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This report identifies a novel splice-site variant in the LAMB3 gene linked to junctional epidermolysis bullosa, emphasizing the need for gene sequencing in diagnosing the disease.
202 citations
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June 2005 in “Aaps Pharmscitech” This review discusses the potential of lecithin organogels for improving topical drug delivery and presents no new experimental results; the authors highlight their stability and low skin irritancy as advantages.
April 2026 in “International Journal of Engineering Research and Science & Technology” This study reports that an Explainable AI-based hair health prediction system using a novel hybrid model outperformed traditional machine learning methods, achieving high accuracy in predicting key factors and providing personalized recommendations.
June 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Women in Australia report different signs of facial aging compared to women in the US, UK, and Canada; men with Lichen planopilaris often have hormonal abnormalities and thyroid disease.
7 citations
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April 2021 in “Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease” This study concluded that erosive lichen sclerosus is a distinct subtype marked by red patches on hairless skin, while ulcerated lichen sclerosus typically results from trauma in uncontrolled dermatosis.
This study reported that pentoxifylline-loaded liposomes, optimized using a statistical design method, achieved a maximum encapsulation efficiency of 84.23% and a controlled 72-hour drug release, potentially improving therapeutic delivery of the drug with limited bioavailability.
In this study, researchers developed de novo designed hetero-bifunctional proteins as an alternative approach for targeted protein degradation, successfully targeting BCL-xL for degradation in cells and inducing apoptosis, which may expand the range of addressable E3 ligases and disease targets.
April 2016 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Lichen planus may be associated with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome.
January 2025 in “BMC Genomics” This study examined the role of long non-coding RNAs in wool fineness among Gansu alpine fine-wool sheep, identifying specific lncRNAs and target genes that may enhance wool quality.
1 citations
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January 2024 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This case report discusses a 58-year-old female diagnosed with oral lichen sclerosus, an extremely rare form of the disorder, which improved following treatment with topical and intralesional corticosteroids, highlighting the importance of recognizing this rare condition in the oral mucosa.
33 citations
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March 2018 in “Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” This article reviews clinical and histopathological aspects of cutaneous lupus erythematosus and its treatment, emphasizing the importance of photoprotection and outlining current therapies, but reports no new experimental results.
June 2022 in “Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences” This study investigated the relationship between lichen planus and dyslipidemia but did not report any clinical findings.
12 citations
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August 2007 in “Human Molecular Genetics” This study found that Lymphotoxin-beta primarily influences periderm differentiation, impacting epidermal and hair follicle differentiation at later stages.
45 citations
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August 2018 in “Journal of Lipid Research” This study observed that partial autotaxin deficiency in mice protects against diet-induced obesity and systemic insulin resistance, suggesting the ATX-LPA pathway negatively affects skeletal muscle insulin signaling and mitochondrial function during obesity.
November 2024 in “Cureus” The authors reported a case of significant scalp edema accompanying lichen planopilaris in a middle-aged woman, suggesting a potential new variant of edematous scalp conditions as a reaction to scarring alopecia.
4 citations
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March 2013 in “InTech eBooks” Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) is a useful tool for studying how drugs interact with skin and diagnosing skin disorders, despite some limitations.
January 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This quiz article provides a series of dermatological diagnosis questions based on a Journal of Investigative Dermatology article and includes explanations but reports no original research findings.
38 citations
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August 2005 in “Veterinary dermatology” This study demonstrates that exfoliative cutaneous lupus erythematosus in German short-haired pointers involves a cellular and humoral immune response against the epidermal basement membrane, with poor response to immunosuppressive therapy.
36 citations
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March 2009 in “Molecular Carcinogenesis” This study found that Bcl-xL deficiency in mice increased apoptosis and resistance to skin tumor development, highlighting Bcl-xL's role in early skin carcinogenesis through anti-apoptotic functions.
24 citations
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December 2018 in “Life sciences” This review discusses the role of lysophosphatidic acid in skin physiology and pathology, highlighting its significance in processes like wound healing and hair follicle development, but reports no new clinical findings.
4 citations
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January 2011 in “European journal of dermatology/EJD. European journal of dermatology” This article provides an overview of lipedematous scalp, a rare condition characterized by a thickened scalp without hair loss, and emphasizes the need for further research due to limited case reports.
11 citations
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February 2020 in “Dermatology and therapy” This study reported that four patients with lichen planopilaris showed dramatic improvement, including symptom reduction and hair regrowth, after treatment with low-level light therapy.
May 2025 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This study reported discovering a novel missense variant in a case of autosomal recessive woolly hair in a 31-year-old Chinese woman, which significantly reduced secretion of the encoded protein, likely leading to disease by impairing its hydrolytic function.
9 citations
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December 2018 in “JAAD case reports” This study details the characteristics of lipedematous alopecia and lipedematous scalp, two rare scalp conditions, suggesting they may represent different stages of the same disorder, with lipedematous scalp lacking the hair loss seen in lipedematous alopecia.
2 citations
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June 2012 in “Dermatologica Sinica” Dermoscopy is useful for diagnosing and monitoring discoid lupus erythematosus by showing specific skin patterns.
1 citations
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December 2025 in “Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ( P-ISSN 1683 - 3597 E-ISSN 2521 - 3512)” This study investigated spanlastic nanovascular drug delivery systems and found that they can effectively enhance the transport and continuous release of medicines with small particle size, low polydispersity index, and satisfactory entrapment efficiency, showing potential as carriers for drug delivery.
July 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study identified compound heterozygous mutations, c.1101del and c.736 T > A, in the LIPH gene responsible for causing autosomal recessive woolly hair in a child, with c.1101del being a novel frameshift mutation.
August 2019 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study explored how long non-coding RNA mediates the effects of FGF5 on the hair follicle development and villus growth of Liaoning cashmere goats.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study will evaluate the preferences for professional language interpretation services among patients with limited English proficiency in the otolaryngology clinic setting, aiming to improve communication and healthcare outcomes.
9 citations
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September 2018 in “JAAD Case Reports” This article describes a unique case of lichen planopilaris with a previously unreported trigger in one of the youngest documented adult patients, without providing new clinical results or data.