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Incisional hernia recurrence through genomic profiling: a pilot study.
Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery - 1 Apr 2013
Calaluce R, Davis J W, Bachman S L, Gubin M M, Brown J A, Magee J D, Loy T S, Ramshaw B J, Atasoy U
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Although situational risk factors for incisional hernia formation are known, the methods used to determine who would be most susceptible to develop one are unreliable. We hypothesized that patients with recurrent incisional hernias may possess unique gene expression profiles. METHODS: Skin and intact fascia were collected from 15 normal control (NC) patients with no hernia history and 18 patients...
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