This abstract reviews the role of the human KRT 16 wild-type allele in skin and hair development and its association with certain genetic skin disorders, without presenting new findings.
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January 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
This study found that IL-6 knockout mice exhibited increased wound-induced hair neogenesis compared to wild-type mice, likely due to enhanced STAT3 activation facilitated by compensatory cytokine activity.
This chapter reviews genetic defects in female sexual differentiation, focusing on 46,XX disorders of sex development and the impact of genetic factors and sex steroids on development, but reports no new clinical findings.
August 2026 in “eScholarship (California Digital Library)”
This study explored IL-17D's role in skin biology and found no significant difference in disease progression between IL-17D KO and WT mice in skin inflammation models, but IL-17D did promote cell migration and modestly accelerated wound healing, suggesting it may influence tissue repair processes.
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