Molecular and functional aspects of the hairless (hr) gene in laboratory rodents and humans.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0625.1998.tb00295.x-i1

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Molecular and functional aspects of the hairless (hr) gene in laboratory rodents and humans.

Experimental dermatology - 1 Oct 1998

Panteleyev A A, Paus R, Ahmad W, Sundberg J P, Christiano A M

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For many years, hairless and rhino mouse mutants have provided a useful and extensively exploited model for studying different aspects of skin physiology, including skin aging, pharmacokinetic evaluation of drug activity and cutaneous absorption, skin carcinogenesis, and skin toxicology. Interest...

Topics

Alleles
Alopecia
Animals
Gene Expression
Genes
Humans
Mice
Mice, Hairless
Mutation
Proteins
Transcription Factors

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