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June 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study identified 14 genes affected by copy number variants that may contribute to alopecia areata, including four genes notably involved in autophagy and chromatin remodeling.
This case report of a four-year-old girl with Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome highlights severe atopic dermatitis and worsening alopecia, suggesting that SMARCA2 dysfunction may impact skin barrier integrity and hair health, necessitating aggressive dermatologic treatment.
January 2018 in “Bradford Scholars (University of Bradford)” This study found that SWI/SNF complexes, especially the ATPase BRG1, are crucial for keratinocyte migration in human wound healing but do not affect hair growth in short-term hair follicle cultures.