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January 2021 in “International Journal of Medical Sciences” This study found that Sox10 may play a role in early hair follicle development and cycling, as it is expressed in specific regions of the hair follicle during different phases of the hair cycle in mice.
August 2024 in “Journal of the Egyptian Womenʼs Dermatologic Society” In this observational study, SOX10 was expressed in 53 out of 81 examined hair follicles in patients with alopecia areata and showed a significant positive relation with the perifollicular lymphocytic infiltrate, suggesting that melanocytes may play a role in the disease's autoimmune pathogenesis.
August 2024 in “Animal Bioscience” This study found that in Rex rabbits, exosomal miR-222-3p from dermal papilla cells suppresses melanogenesis in melanocytes by targeting the SOX10 gene, highlighting a novel mechanism by which exosomes influence melanin production.
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June 2016 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This report describes two rare cases of desmoplastic melanoma presenting as alopecia neoplastica, highlighting a potential diagnostic pitfall for clinicians examining patients with scar-like alopecia.
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December 2014 in “Nature Communications” Fibroblasts can be turned into melanocytes for potential skin treatments.