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    British Journal of Dermatology: Volume 160, Issue 6

    i, 1139-1362
    June 2009
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Research Snippets

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Editorial

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‘Real decisions’ on psoriasis care from informed clinicians

Alex Anstey,  Sheru George, 
  • Page: 1139
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Review article

The practicalities of photodynamic therapy in acne vulgaris

M.N. Taylor,  M.L. Gonzalez, 
  • Pages: 1140-1148
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Abstracts

Proceedings of the British Society for Paediatric Dermatology 23rd Annual Symposium

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Original articles

Cutaneous biology

l-Ascorbic acid 2-phosphate promotes elongation of hair shafts via the secretion of insulin-like growth factor-1 from dermal papilla cells through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase

M.H. Kwack,  S.H. Shin,  S.R. Kim,  S.U. Im,  I.S. Han,  M.K. Kim,  J.C. Kim,  Y.K. Sung, 
  • Pages: 1157-1162
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Clinical and laboratory investigations

Evaluation of a near-senescent human dermal fibroblast cell line and effect of amelogenin

S. Almqvist,  M. Werthén,  A. Johansson,  J. Törnqvist,  M.S. Ågren,  P. Thomsen, 
  • Pages: 1163-1171
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IL-4/IL-13 antagonist DNA vaccination successfully suppresses Th2 type chronic dermatitis

T. Morioka,  K. Yamanaka,  H. Mori,  Y. Omoto,  K. Tokime,  M. Kakeda,  I. Kurokawa,  E.C. Gabazza,  A. Tsubura,  Y. Yasutomi,  H. Mizutani, 
  • Pages: 1172-1179
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Association study between keratinocyte-derived growth factor gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to vitiligo vulgaris in a Taiwanese population: potential involvement of stem cell factor

C-C.E. Lan,  Y-C. Ko,  H-P. Tu,  C-S. Wu,  C-H. Lee,  C-S. Wu,  H-S. Yu, 
  • Pages: 1180-1187
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Expression of hair follicle stem cells detected by cytokeratin 15 stain: implications for pathogenesis of the scarring process in cutaneous lupus erythematosus

K. Al-Refu,  S. Edward,  E. Ingham,  M. Goodfield, 
  • Pages: 1188-1196
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Human papillomavirus-associated induction of human β-defensins in anal intraepithelial neoplasia

A. Kreuter,  M. Skrygan,  T. Gambichler,  N.H. Brockmeyer,  M. Stücker,  C. Herzler,  A. Potthoff,  P. Altmeyer,  H. Pfister,  U. Wieland, 
  • Pages: 1197-1205
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Hyperglycaemic conditions hamper keratinocyte locomotion via sequential inhibition of distinct pathways: new insights on poor wound closure in patients with diabetes

C-C.E. Lan,  C-S. Wu,  H-Y. Kuo,  S-M. Huang,  G-S. Chen, 
  • Pages: 1206-1214
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Deregulation of the tumour suppressor genes p14ARF, p15INK4b, p16INK4a and p53 in basal cell carcinoma

P. Kanellou,  A. Zaravinos,  M. Zioga,  D.A. Spandidos, 
  • Pages: 1215-1221
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Pemphigoid gestationis: early onset and blister formation are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

C-C. Chi,  S-H. Wang,  R. Charles-Holmes,  C. Ambros-Rudolph,  J. Powell,  R. Jenkins,  M. Black,  F. Wojnarowska, 
  • Pages: 1222-1228
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Contact dermatitis and allergy

Clinical severity and prognosis of hand eczema

M. Hald,  T. Agner,  J. Blands,  N.K. Veien,  G. Laurberg,  C. Avnstorp,  T. Menné,  K. Kaaber,  B. Kristensen,  O. Kristensen,  K.E. Andersen,  E. Paulsen,  J. Thormann,  M. Sommerlund,  N.H. Nielsen,  J.D. Johansen, 
  • Pages: 1229-1236
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Dermatological surgery and lasers

Intense pulsed light vs. long-pulsed dye laser treatment of telangiectasia after radiotherapy for breast cancer: a randomized split-lesion trial of two different treatments

P. Nymann,  L. Hedelund,  M. Hædersdal, 
  • Pages: 1237-1241
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Detection of basal cell carcinomas in Mohs excisions with fluorescence confocal mosaicing microscopy

J.K. Karen,  D.S. Gareau,  S.W. Dusza,  M. Tudisco,  M. Rajadhyaksha,  K.S. Nehal, 
  • Pages: 1242-1250
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Dermatopathology

Depletion of cell surface CD44 in nonmelanoma skin tumours is associated with increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase 7

S. Hartmann-Petersen,  R.H. Tammi,  M.I. Tammi,  V.-M. Kosma, 
  • Pages: 1251-1257
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Activation of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 and oncogene-induced senescence in skin tumours

Y. Hida,  Y. Kubo,  S. Arase, 
  • Pages: 1258-1263
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Epidemiology and health services research

Free Access

Economic evaluation of systemic therapies for moderate to severe psoriasis

S. Sizto,  N. Bansback,  S.R. Feldman,  M.K. Willian,  A.H. Anis, 
  • Pages: 1264-1272
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Laser and other light therapies for the treatment of acne vulgaris: systematic review

F.L. Hamilton,  J. Car,  C. Lyons,  M. Car,  A. Layton,  A. Majeed, 
  • Pages: 1273-1285
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Paediatric dermatology

Neonatal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus is not associated with development of atopic dermatitis

L. Skov,  L.B. Halkjaer,  T. Agner,  N. Frimodt-Møller,  J.O. Jarløv,  H. Bisgaard, 
  • Pages: 1286-1291
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Photobiology

Reported sun exposure, attitudes to sun protection and perceptions of skin cancer risk: a survey of visitors to Cancer Research UK’s SunSmart campaign website

B.L. Diffey,  Z. Norridge, 
  • Pages: 1292-1298
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Therapeutics

Bexarotene therapy for mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome

R.A. Abbott,  S.J. Whittaker,  S.L. Morris,  R. Russell-Jones,  T. Hung,  S.J. Bashir,  J.J. Scarisbrick, 
  • Pages: 1299-1307
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Photodynamic therapy of actinic keratoses with 8% and 16% methyl aminolaevulinate and home-based daylight exposure: a double-blinded randomized clinical trial

S.R. Wiegell,  M. Hædersdal,  P. Eriksen,  H.C. Wulf, 
  • Pages: 1308-1314
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Concise communication

Observer agreement in toenail disorders: implications for diagnosis and clinical research

M. Ginarte,  I. Garcia-Doval,  B. Monteagudo,  M. Cabanillas,  J. Labandeira,  A. Florez,  F. Cabo,  J. Alvarez,  A. Zulaica,  F. Allegue,  L. Pérez,  M.T. Abalde,  E. Rosón,  C. De La Torre,  M.X. Rodríguez, 
  • Pages: 1315-1317
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Dermoscopic patterns and subclinical melanocytic nests in normal-appearing skin

A. Scope,  A.A. Marghoob,  C.S. Chen,  J.A. Lieb,  M.A. Weinstock,  A.C. Halpern,  for the SONIC Study Group , 
  • Pages: 1318-1321
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Case report

Sirolimus-associated lymphoedema: eight new cases and a proposed mechanism

N. Desai,  S. Heenan,  P.S. Mortimer, 
  • Pages: 1322-1326
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Gene corner

Novel and recurrent keratin 6A (KRT6A) mutations in Chinese patients with pachyonychia congenita type 1

Y.M. Lv,  S. Yang,  Z. Zhang,  Y. Cui,  C. Quan,  F.S. Zhou,  Q.Y. Fang,  W.H. Du,  F.R. Zhang,  J.M. Chang,  X.P. Tao,  A.L. Zhang,  R.H. Kang,  W.D. Du,  X.J. Zhang, 
  • Pages: 1327-1329
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A homozygous mutation in the ferrochelatase gene underlies erythropoietic protoporphyria associated with palmar keratoderma

M. Méndez,  P. Poblete-Gutiérrez,  M.-J. Morán-Jiménez,  M.-E. Rodriguez,  M.-C. Garrido-Astray,  A. Fontanellas,  J. Frank,  R.E. De Salamanca, 
  • Pages: 1330-1334
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Correspondence

Conradi–Hünermann–Happle syndrome with abnormal lamellar granule contents

M. Akiyama,  K. Sakai,  K. Hayasaka,  N. Tabata,  M. Yamada,  H. Ujiie,  A. Shibaki,  H. Shimizu, 
  • Pages: 1335-1337
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Acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: possible pathogenic role of mast cells

A. Fukunaga,  T. Horikawa,  M. Sato,  C. Nishigori, 
  • Pages: 1337-1340
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Patient preferences and satisfaction with systemic therapies for psoriasis: an area to be explored

L.L.A. Lecluse,  J.L.E. Tutein Nolthenius,  J.D. Bos,  P.I. Spuls, 
  • Pages: 1340-1343
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Sera from patients with bullous pemphigoid (BP) associated with neurological diseases recognized BP antigen 1 in the skin and brain

L. Li,  J. Chen,  B. Wang,  Y. Yao,  Y. Zuo, 
  • Pages: 1343-1345
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Methotrexate safety: from prescribing to labelling

F. Al-Niaimi,  N.H. Cox, 
  • Pages: 1345-1346
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A new genetic isolate of acrodermatitis enteropathica with a novel mutation

A. Vardi,  Y. Anikster,  A. Eisenkraft,  M. Shohat,  J. Abu-Much,  S. Eisenkraft,  B. Sredni,  U. Nir, 
  • Pages: 1346-1348
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TRAF1/C5 polymorphism is not associated with pemphigus

K. Mejri,  H. Mbarek,  M. Kallel-Sellami,  E. Petit-Teixeira,  Y. Zerzeri,  O. Abida,  M. Zitouni,  M. Ben Ayed,  M. Mokni,  B. Fezza,  H. Turki,  F. Tron,  D. Gilbert,  H. Masmoudi,  B. Prum,  F. Cornelis,  S. Makni, 
  • Pages: 1348-1350
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Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome with clear-cell and oncocytic renal tumour and trichoblastoma associated with a novel FLCN mutation

K. Imada,  T. Dainichi,  A. Yokomizo,  T. Tsunoda,  Y.H. Song,  A. Nagasaki,  D. Sawamura,  W. Nishie,  H. Shimizu,  S. Fukagawa,  K. Urabe,  M. Furue,  T. Hashimoto,  S. Naito, 
  • Pages: 1350-1353
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LEF-1 expression in basal cell carcinomas

L. Kriegl,  D. Horst,  T. Kirchner,  A. Jung, 
  • Pages: 1353-1356
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Neonatal cases of infantile myofibromatosis do not derive from maternal cells transferred during pregnancy

P. Yousefi,  K. Khosrotehrani,  M. Oster,  Y. De Prost,  S. Fraitag,  S. Aractingi, 
  • Pages: 1356-1357
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Detection of viral DNA in nonlesional skin of patients with molluscum contagiosum and on environmental fomites

A. Kawahara,  M. Yoshida, 
  • Pages: 1357-1359
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Treatment of treatment-resistant autoimmune blistering skin disorders with rituximab

A.Ø. Jensen,  B.K. Møller,  A. Vangkilde,  B. Mark,  E.R. Obitz,  K. Kragballe,  L. Iversen, 
  • Pages: 1359-1361
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News and Notices

News and Notices

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Erratum

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Erratum

  • Page: 1362
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