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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Skin -- Biopsy"”.
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Skin cells as a tool in genetic diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
… obtaining an invasive, often distressing, muscle biopsy. This dissertation investigated the utility of human autologous epidermal melanocyte and dermal fibroblast cell cultures for use as a tool for genetic confirmation of D/BMD from a much less invasive shave skin biopsy. Methodologies included …
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Dermatological Concerns For Women and Girls With Turner Syndrome
… treatment methods. Some conditions like dry skin, lymphedema, vitiligo, abnormal nails, and history of skin biopsy due to a suspicion for skin cancer were especially predictive of deleterious impact on quality of life. Our data reveal that many skin conditions are highly prevalent in the TS …
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Ex-vivo Untersuchungen zur Arzneimittelwirkung topischer Tacrolimus (FK-506) Anwendung auf epidermale dendritische Zellen in läsionaler Haut bei Patienten mit atopischem Ekzem
… Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease in which antigen-presenting epidermal dendritic cells (DCs), ie, Langerhans cells and the so-called inflammatory dendritic epidermal cells (IDECs) expressing the high-affinity receptor for IgE (FcepsilonRI) may play a significant …
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Photorejuvenation Induced by 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy in the Patients with Actinic Keratosis: A Histological Analysis
… results in premature photoaging. Photodamaged skin is histologically characterized by reduced collagen synthesis, increased collagen destruction, and accumulation of abnormal elastotic material in the dermis. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one of many treatment options available for photoaging; …
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Cutaneous Biophysical Characteristics of Melasma
… by increased pigmentation and photodamaged skin. These features suggest that melasma patients might have a significant impact on cutaneous biophysical characteristics. Objective: The cutaneous biophysical characteristics in melasma were investigated. Methods: A total of 16 Korean volunteers …
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Computer Aided Diagnosis Systems for Digital Analysis of Osteosarcoma and Skin Cancer
… and (2) AlgoDerm: Deep Learning Framework for Skin Lesion Analysis and Tracking. Osteosarcoma is a type of bone cancer in children with an estimated 400-900 new cases each year in the United States. The current treatment plan for osteosarcoma involves a histopathology analysis after ten weeks …
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Peripheral polyneuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance. Correlations between morphology, neurophysiology, and clinical findings
… nerve fibers (IENF) were assessed in skin biopsies from the distal leg in 86 subjects (50 men with type 2 diabetes, 15 IGT, and 21 NGT) and graded as absent IENF, low (1–3 IENF/section), or high (> 4 IENF/section) counts of IENF. The subjects underwent oral glucose tolerance test, …
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Diabetes. Surgical outcome and nerve pathology
… At time of surgical carpal tunnel release, punch skin biopsies as well as a posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) biopsy were performed at wrist level. The utility of the PIN biopsy method was investigated in 10 Type 2 diabetic subjects, recruited from a population-based health screening programme. …