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September 1999 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Lack of TrkC receptor delays hair follicle development.
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August 2000 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Poromas are related to sweat duct cells, and CK patterns help distinguish apocrine poromas from other neoplasms.
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