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Abnormal phenotype of cultured fibroblasts in human skin with chronic radiotherapy damage.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - 1 Jun 1998
Delanian S, Martin M, Bravard A, Luccioni C, Lefaix J L
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PURPOSE: The pathophysiological aspects of radiation-induced fibrosis (RIF) have not been well characterized. We therefore cultured human fibroblasts from samples of skin with RIF to investigate the long-term effects of therapeutic irradiation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Biopsies of normal and RIF skin were obtained from patients previously irradiated for cancer, without recurrence. Cells were extracted from dermis...
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