Two Functional TP53 Genetic Variants and Predisposition to Keloid Scarring in Caucasians

• Main Authors: Andrzej Dmytrzak (Author), Agnieszka Boroń (Author), Beata Łoniewska (Author), Klaudyna Lewandowska (Author), Iwona Gorący (Author), Mariusz Kaczmarczyk (Author), Andrzej Ciechanowicz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Keloid is defined as a benign proliferative scar that grows beyond the confines of the original insult to the skin, invading into adjacent normal tissue. The pathogenesis of keloid is complex, and many evidences suggest the influence of genetic factors, among them the polymorphisms of...