Gene profiling of keloid fibroblasts shows altered expression in multiple fibrosis-associated pathways.

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Published in J Invest Dermatol on November 08, 2007

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Joan C Smith1, Braden E Boone, Susan R Opalenik, Scott M Williams, Shirley B Russell

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1: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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