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Association of HLA-DRB1* and keloid disease in an Afro-Caribbean population.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Apr 2010
Brown J J, Ollier W E R, Arscott G, Bayat A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Keloid disease (KD) is a fibroproliferative dermal tumour of unknown aetiology. The high incidence of familial clustering in KD, its prevalence in certain races and its concordance in identical twins suggest a strong genetic predisposition to keloid formation. The highest incidence of keloids is found in black populations, where the incidence has been estimated to be up to 16%. The most polymorphic...
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