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The familial risk of acne vulgaris in Chinese Hans - a case-control study.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 May 2007
Xu S X, Wang H L, Fan X, Sun L D, Yang S, Wang P G, Xiao F L, Gao M, Cui Y, Ren Y Q, Du W H, Quan C, Zhang X J
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BACKGROUND: Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous follicles. Recent studies bring us increasing evidences that hereditary factors play an important but indirect role in acne. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris...
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