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Establishing melanocyte cultures in a serum-free system for transplantation in vitiligo patients.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Feb 2006
Czajkowski Rafał, Placek Waldemar, Drewa Tomasz, Olszewska-Słonina Dorota, Sir Jan, Kowaliszyn Bogna, Weiss Marcin
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to establish melanocyte cultures obtained from the epidermis of vitiligo patients for future treatment and to estimate the influence of selected factors on the formation of suction blisters and the results of culture. MATERIAL/METHODS: Twenty patients with generalized vitiligo were qualified to the study. The melanocyte donor site was the arm or forearm where, using an...
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