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Genetic susceptibility in Dupuytren's disease. TGF-beta1 polymorphisms and Dupuytren's disease.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume - 1 Mar 2002
Bayat A, Watson J S, Stanley J K, Alansari A, Shah M, Ferguson M W J, Ollier W E R
Abstract excerpt
Dupuytren's disease is a benign fibroproliferative disease of unknown aetiology. It is often familial and commonly affects Northern European Caucasian men, but genetic studies have yet to identify the relevant genes. Transforming growth factor beta one (TGF-beta1) is a multifunctional cytokine which plays a central role in wound healing and fibrosis. It stimulates the proliferation of fibroblasts and the...
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