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. 2009 Dec;9(6):591-2.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-6-591.

Molecular genetics of the skin: the implications of understanding

Colin S Munro  1
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Molecular genetics of the skin: the implications of understanding

Colin S Munro. Clin Med (Lond). 2009 Dec.

Abstract

During recent decades, discoveries in genetic skin disease have produced insights into the biology of the skin, and in some cases permitted preventive prenatal diagnosis, but application of this knowledge in palliation or cure remains a tantalising prospect.

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