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Investigating the genetic basis of fibrotic pathway dysregulation in Dupuytren's contracture.
Connective tissue research - 1 Jul 2026
Vilkeviciute-Petraite Alvita, Basalykiene Dovile, Baltakyte Migdolija, Kunceviciene Edita, Pileckaite Enrika, Samulenas Gediminas, Smalinskiene Alina
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PURPOSE: Dupuytren's contracture (DC) is a common fibroproliferative disorder with strong genetic predisposition. This study aimed to investigate the association between genetic variants in key fibrotic pathways and DC susceptibility in a Lithuanian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a case-control study including 116 patients with DC and 103 healthy controls. Genotyping of four single nucleotide...
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