Journal of Dermatological Science
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 91-97 , August 2010

Immuno-histochemical evaluation of solar lentigines: The association of KGF/KGFR and other factors with lesion development

  • Connie B. Lin

      Affiliations

    • The Johnson & Johnson Skin Research Center, Consumer Product Worldwide, A Unit of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., 199 Grandview Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558, USA
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  • Yaping Hu

      Affiliations

    • The Johnson & Johnson Skin Research Center, Consumer Product Worldwide, A Unit of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., 199 Grandview Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558, USA
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  • Dianne Rossetti

      Affiliations

    • The Johnson & Johnson Skin Research Center, Consumer Product Worldwide, A Unit of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., 199 Grandview Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558, USA
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  • Nannan Chen

      Affiliations

    • The Johnson & Johnson Skin Research Center, Consumer Product Worldwide, A Unit of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., 199 Grandview Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558, USA
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  • Cassarino David

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Sunset Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Andrzej Slominski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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  • Miri Seiberg

      Affiliations

    • The Johnson & Johnson Skin Research Center, Consumer Product Worldwide, A Unit of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., 199 Grandview Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 908 874 2325; fax: +1 908 874 1254.

Received 6 April 2010 ,Revised 6 June 2010 ,Accepted 14 June 2010.

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PII: S0923-1811(10)00198-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2010.06.006

Journal of Dermatological Science
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 91-97 , August 2010

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