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Dermatology
Recent findings in dermatology described
July 25th, 2005
Dermatology research advances have been reported from France and Switzerland. Study 1: Id2 helps skin cells recover from radiation exposure. According to recent research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, "Id2 plays a key role in epithelial cells, regulating differentiation, the cell cycle, and proliferation. Because human skin constantly renews itself and is the first target of irradiation, it is of primary interest to evaluate whether such a gene may be regulated in keratinocytes exposed to ionizing radiation." "We show here that Id2 is induced in response to gamma-irradiation and have investigated the...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-07-25)
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