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Molecular phenotypic descriptors of Dupuytren's disease defined using informatics analysis of the transcriptome.
The Journal of hand surgery - 1 Mar 2008
Rehman Samrina, Salway Fiona, Stanley John K, Ollier William E R, Day Philip, Bayat Ardeshir
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Dupuytren's disease (DD) is a fibroproliferative disorder of unknown etiopathogenesis, which may cause progressive, permanent contracture of digits. Previous studies provide compelling evidence that genetic alterations play an important role. Macroscopically affected areas demonstrate phenotypic differences between the two structurally distinct fibrotic elements in DD (ie, the nodule and the cord). In...
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