Expression of Type I Hair Keratins in Follicular Tumors

    May 2001 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    B. Cribier, Bernard Peltre, Lutz Langbein … E Grosshans
    Studysummary This study suggests that pilomatrixomas' maturation towards areas of shadow cells is linked to a gradual loss of differentiation-specific hair keratins, supporting a hair matrix origin for the tumor.
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