A clinical characterization of familial keloid disease in unique African tribes reveals distinct keloid phenotypes

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 689-702

  Bella, Husam ^a   Heise, Marco ^b   Yagi, Khalid I ^b   Black, Graeme ^b   McGrouther, Duncan A ^b   Bayat, Ardeshir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; KELOID; MALE; NEGRO; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SUDAN;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KELOID; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SUDAN;

EID: 79951598504     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181fed645     Document Type: Article

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