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Identification of biomarkers in Dupuytren's disease by comparative analysis of fibroblasts versus tissue biopsies in disease-specific phenotypes.
The Journal of hand surgery - 1 Jan 2009
Shih Barbara, Wijeratne Dulharie, Armstrong Daniel J, Lindau Tommy, Day Philip, Bayat Ardeshir
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PURPOSE: Biomarkers are molecular mediators that can serve as indicators of normal biological processes, pathologic processes, and therapeutic interventions. This study aims to identify potential biomarkers in Dupuytren's disease (DD), a fibroproliferative benign tumor with an unknown etiology and high recurrence after surgery. METHODS: Bioinformatic analytical techniques were employed to identify candidate genes...
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