A new mutation in the TRPS1 gene caused Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome in a 17-year-old, highlighting the need for genetic testing.
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May 1994 in “Medical Entomology and Zoology” This collection reviews various animal models for dermatological research, particularly focusing on genetic mutations in laboratory mice, and reports no original findings.
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November 1993 in “Mammalian Genome” This study reports that transgene insertion in homozygous transgenic mice causes irreversible hair loss and impaired immune function, linked to interruption of the hairless locus on Chromosome 14.
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January 2011 in “EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS” This study describes a novel hairless mutant rat strain, F344-Hr(krh), developed via ENU mutagenesis, which provides a model for skin disease and potentially focal glomerulosclerosis due to specific genetic mutations.
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October 1996 in “Dermatologic Clinics” In this study, a methanol extract of Eclipta alba was found to have dose-dependent hair growth-promoting activity in C57BL6 mice.