 116 citations
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  August 2010   in “Nature”
           116 citations
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  August 2010   in “Nature”    Scientists turned rat thymus cells into stem cells that can help repair skin and hair.  
      56 citations
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  February 2010   in “PLOS ONE”
           56 citations
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  February 2010   in “PLOS ONE”    Blocking Wnt signaling in young mice causes thymus shrinkage and cell loss, but recovery is possible when the block is removed.  
      21 citations
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  November 2010   in “Journal of molecular medicine”
           21 citations
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  November 2010   in “Journal of molecular medicine”    FoxN1 gene is essential for proper thymus structure and preventing hair loss.  
      69 citations
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  January 2013   in “Frontiers in Immunology”
           69 citations
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  January 2013   in “Frontiers in Immunology”    The FOXN1 gene is crucial for developing immune cells and preventing immune disorders.  
      32 citations
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  May 2012   in “PloS one”
           32 citations
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  May 2012   in “PloS one”    Thymic transplantation normalized some T-cells but not others, maintaining immune function.