The transcription factor Sox9 was first discovered in patients with campomelic dysplasia, a
haploinsufficiency disorder with skeletal deformities caused by dysregulation of Sox9 …

The chimpanzee life span is shorter than that of humans, which is consistent with a faster
schedule of aging. We consider aspects of diet that may have selected for genes that …

Written by Caleb Finch, one of the leading scientists of our time, The Biology of Human
Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans synthesizes …

Hypertrichosis is defined as an excessive growth in body hair beyond the normal variation
compared with individuals of the same age, race and sex and affecting areas not …

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effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of …

Hereditary hypertrichoses are a group of hair overgrowth syndromes that are extremely rare
in humans. We have previously demonstrated that a position effect on TRPS1 is associated …

Gene duplications alter the genetic constitution of organisms and can be a driving force of
molecular evolution in humans and the great apes. In this context, the study of genomic …

Inherited hypertrichoses are rare syndromes characterized by excessive hair growth that
does not result from androgen stimulation, and are often associated with additional …

X-linked congenital generalized hypertrichosis (CGH), an extremely rare condition
characterized by universal overgrowth of terminal hair, was first mapped to chromosome …

Congenital generalized hypertrichosis terminalis (CGHT) is a rare condition characterized
by universal excessive growth of pigmented terminal hairs and often accompanied with …