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Lowell A Goldsmith

J Invest Dermatol 122: v-v; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1747.2004.22536.x

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J Invest Dermatol 122: vi-vi; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1747.2004.22542.x

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In This Issue—Oncogenes, Tumor Suppressor Genes and Melanocytic Lesions FREE

Mark C Udey and Thomas J Hornyak

J Invest Dermatol 122: vii-viii; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22539.x

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Connecting Wounds with Connexins FREE

Malcolm B Hodgins

J Invest Dermatol 122: ix-x; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22535.x

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The Epidermal Lamellar Body: A Fascinating Secretory Organelle FREE

Manigé Fartasch

J Invest Dermatol 122: xi-xii; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22541.x

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Immunopathological Mechanisms of Acantholysis in Pemphigus Vulgaris: An Explanation by Ultrastructural Observations FREE

Zhi Liu, Ning Li and Luis A Diaz

J Invest Dermatol 122: xiii-xiv; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22438.x

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Imiquimod: Unexpected Killer FREE

Martin Leverkus

J Invest Dermatol 122: xv-xvi; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22537.x

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The Bone Marrow Is Akin to Skin: HCELL and the Biology of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Homing FREE

Robert Sackstein

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1061-1069; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.09301.x

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On the Regulation of Hair Keratin Expression: Lessons from Studies in Pilomatricomas FREE

Bernard Cribier, Bernard Peltre, Edouard Grosshans, Lutz Langbein and Jürgen Schweizer

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1078-1083; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22513.x

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Bulge- and Basal Layer-Specific Expression of Fibroblast Growth Factor-13 (FHF-2) in Mouse Skin FREE

Mitsuko Kawano, Satoshi Suzuki, Masashi Suzuki, Junko Oki and Toru Imamura

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1084-1090; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22514.x

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Mortality Rate of Bullous Pemphigoid in a US Medical Center FREE

Rand L Colbert, David M Allen, Daniel Eastwood and Janet A Fairley

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1091-1095; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22504.x

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Loss of EPC-1/PEDF Expression During Skin Aging In Vivo  FREE

Mary Kay Francis, Stacia Appel, Christine Meyer, Samuel J Balin, Arthur K Balin and Vincent J Cristofalo

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1096-1105; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22510.x

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Psoriatic Arthritis and CARD15 Gene Polymorphisms: No Evidence for Association in the Italian Population FREE

Emiliano Giardina, Giuseppe Novelli, Antonio Costanzo, Steven Nisticò, Cristina Bulli, Cecilia Sinibaldi, Maria Laura Sorgi, Sergio Chimenti, Francesco Pallone, Egisto Taccari and Paola Borgiani

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1106-1107; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22524.x

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Genetic Heterogeneity of KID Syndrome: Identification of a Cx30 Gene (GJB6) Mutation in a Patient with KID Syndrome and Congenital Atrichia FREE

Amy Y Jan, Shivan Amin, Paulina Ratajczak, Gabriele Richard and Virginia P Sybert

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1108-1113; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22518.x

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Triple Helix-Mediated Inhibition of Gene Expression Is Increased by PUVA FREE

Robert Besch, Christoph Marschall, Theda Schuh, Carine Giovannangeli, Claudia Kammerbauer and Klaus Degitz

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1114-1120; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22521.x

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Identification of a Locus for Punctate Palmoplantar Keratodermas at Chromosome 8q24.13–8q24.21 FREE

Xue-Jun Zhang, Ming Li, Tian-Wen Gao, Ping-Ping He, Sheng-Cai Wei, Jiang-Bo Liu, Cheng-Rang Li, Yong Cui, Sen Yang, Wen-Tao Yuan, Chun-Ying Li, Yu-Feng Liu, Shi-Jie Xu and Wei Huang

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1121-1125; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22507.x

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Genome Scans Provide Evidence for Keloid Susceptibility Loci on Chromosomes 2q23 and 7p11 FREE

Alexander G Marneros, James E C Norris, Shoji Watanabe, Ernst Reichenberger and Bjorn R Olsen

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1126-1132; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22327.x

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Genetic Polymorphisms of Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors Are Associated with Susceptibility to Psoriasis Vulgaris FREE

Yu Suzuki, Yoshiaki Hamamoto, Yumie Ogasawara, Kimi Ishikawa, Yoshiaki Yoshikawa, Takehiko Sasazuki and Masahiko Muto

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1133-1136; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22517.x

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Epidermal Lamellar Granules Transport Different Cargoes as Distinct Aggregates FREE

Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto, Michel Simon, Mari Kishibe, Yuki Miyauchi, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Shigetaka Yoshida, Timothy J O'Brien, Guy Serre and Hajime Iizuka

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1137-1144; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22515.x

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IgG Binds to Desmoglein 3 in Desmosomes and Causes a Desmosomal Split Without Keratin Retraction in a Pemphigus Mouse Model FREE

Atsushi Shimizu, Akira Ishiko, Takayuki Ota, Kazuyuki Tsunoda, Masayuki Amagai and Takeji Nishikawa

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1145-1153; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22426.x

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Characterization of the Sensitizing Potential of Chemicals by In Vitro Analysis of Dendritic Cell Activation and Skin Penetration FREE

Pierre Aeby, Christoph Wyss, Heinz Beck, Peter Griem, Heike Scheffler and Carsten Goebel

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1154-1164; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22402.x

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A Model System Using Tape Stripping for Characterization of Langerhans Cell-Precursors In Vivo  FREE

Sandra Holzmann, Christoph H Tripp, Matthias Schmuth, Katrin Janke, Franz Koch, Sem Saeland, Patrizia Stoitzner and Nikolaus Romani

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1165-1174; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22520.x

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Induction of RANTES by TWEAK/Fn14 Interaction in Human Keratinocytes FREE

Long Jin, Atsuhito Nakao, Masafumi Nakayama, Noriko Yamaguchi, Yuko Kojima, Nobuhiro Nakano, Ryoji Tsuboi, Ko Okumura, Hideo Yagita and Hideoki Ogawa

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1175-1179; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22419.x

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FOXE1, A New Transcriptional Target of GLI2 Is Expressed in Human Epidermis and Basal Cell Carcinoma FREE

Thomas Eichberger, Gerhard Regl, Mohammed S Ikram, Graham W Neill, Michael P Philpott, Fritz Aberger and Anna-Maria Frischauf

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1180-1187; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22505.x

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Keratinocyte-Releasable Stratifin Functions as a Potent Collagenase-Stimulating Factor in Fibroblasts FREE

Aziz Ghahary, Feridoun Karimi-Busheri, Yvonne Marcoux, Yunyaun Li, Edward E Tredget, Ruhangiz Taghi Kilani, Liang Li, Jing Zheng, Ali Karami, Bernd O Keller and Michael Weinfeld

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1188-1197; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22519.x

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Insulin-like Growth Factors (IGF) and IGF-Binding Proteins Bound to Vitronectin Enhance Keratinocyte Protein Synthesis and Migration FREE

Carolyn Hyde, Brett Hollier, Alex Anderson, Damien Harkin and Zee Upton

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1198-1206; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22527.x

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Expression of Cholesterol Sulfotransferase (SULT2B1b) in Human Skin and Primary Cultures of Human Epidermal Keratinocytes FREE

Yuko Higashi, Hirotoshi Fuda, Hidekatsu Yanai, Young Lee, Tomoko Fukushige, Tamotsu Kanzaki and Charles A Strott

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1207-1213; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22416.x

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Proteinase-Activated Receptor-2 Stimulates Prostaglandin Production in Keratinocytes: Analysis of Prostaglandin Receptors on Human Melanocytes and Effects of PGE₂ and PGF₂ on Melanocyte Dendricity FREE

Glynis Scott, Sonya Leopardi, Stacey Printup, Namrita Malhi, Miri Seiberg and Randi Lapoint

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1214-1224; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22516.x

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Characterization of Kdap, A Protein Secreted by Keratinocytes FREE

Shuichi Tsuchida, Makoto Bonkobara, James R McMillan, Masashi Akiyama, Tatsuo Yudate, Yoshinori Aragane, Tadashi Tezuka, Hiroshi Shimizu, Ponciano D Cruz Jr and Kiyoshi Ariizumi

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1225-1234; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22511.x

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Degradation of Corneodesmosome Proteins by Two Serine Proteases of the Kallikrein Family, SCTE/KLK5/hK5 and SCCE/KLK7/hK7 FREE

Cécile Caubet, Nathalie Jonca, Maria Brattsand, Marina Guerrin, Dominique Bernard, Rainer Schmidt, Torbjörn Egelrud, Michel Simon and Guy Serre

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1235-1244; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22512.x

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Tandem BRAF Mutations in Primary Invasive Melanomas FREE

Nancy E Thomas, Audrey Alexander, Sharon N Edmiston, Eloise Parrish, Robert C Millikan, Marianne Berwick, Pamela Groben, David W Ollila, Dianne Mattingly and Kathleen Conway

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1245-1250; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22523.x

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Tyrosine-Induced Melanogenesis Shows Differences in Morphologic and Melanogenic Preferences of Melanosomes from Light and Dark Skin Types FREE

Frans van Nieuwpoort, Nico P M Smit, Ria Kolb, Hans van der Meulen, Henk Koerten and Stan Pavel

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1251-1255; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22533.x

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The Epidermal Stem Cell Factor Is Over-Expressed in Lentigo Senilis: Implication for the Mechanism of Hyperpigmentation FREE

Hideko Hattori, Makoto Kawashima, Yoshiaki Ichikawa and Genji Imokawa

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1256-1265; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22503.x

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Death Receptor-Independent Apoptosis in Malignant Melanoma Induced by the Small-Molecule Immune Response Modifier Imiquimod FREE

Michael P Schön, B Gregor Wienrich, Claudia Drewniok, Anne B Bong, Jürgen Eberle, Christoph C Geilen, Harald Gollnick and Margarete Schön

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1266-1276; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22528.x

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Induction of the Photoaging-Associated Mitochondrial Common Deletion In Vivo in Normal Human Skin FREE

Mark Berneburg, Heidi Plettenberg, Kathrin Medve-König, Annette Pfahlberg, H Gers-Barlag, Olaf Gefeller and Jean Krutmann

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1277-1283; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22502.x

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p16^INK4a and p14^ARF Tumor Suppressor Genes Are Commonly Inactivated in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma FREE

Victoria L Brown, Catherine A Harwood, Tim Crook, James G Cronin, David P Kelsell and Charlotte M Proby

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1284-1292; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22501.x

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Truncation of Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule: A Gateway to Melanoma Metastasis FREE

Léon C L T van Kempen, Friedegund Meier, Mikala Egeblad, Monique J F Kersten-Niessen, Claus Garbe, Ulrich H Weidle, Goos N P van Muijen, Meenhard Herlyn, Henri P J Bloemers and Guido W M Swart

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1293-1301; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22531.x

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Reduced Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Complicating Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa FREE

Rajeev Mallipeddi, Vesarat Wessagowit, Andrew P South, Alistair M Robson, Guy E Orchard, Robin A J Eady and John A McGrath

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1302-1309; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22525.x

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Cryptic Splicing at a Non-Consensus Splice-Donor in a Patient with a Novel Mutation in the Plakophilin-1 Gene FREE

Peter M Steijlen, Maurice A M van Steensel, Bastiaan J H Jansen, Willeke Blokx, Peter C M van de Kerkhof, Rudolf Happle and Michel van Geel

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1321-1324; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2003.22302.x

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Lack of BRAF Mutations in Spitz nevi FREE

Melissa Gill, Neil Renwick, David N Silvers and Jülide Tok Çelebi

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1325-1326; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22530.x

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CDKN2A and MC1R Mutations in Patients with Sporadic Multiple Primary Melanoma FREE

Ketty Peris, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Alessia Pacifico, Tiziana Surrenti, Wilhem Stolz, Peter Wolf, Hans Peter Soyer and Sergio Chimenti

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1327-1330; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22532.x

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Expression and Regulation of RANTES/CCL5, MIP-1/CCL3, and MIP-1/CCL4 in Mouse Langerhans Cells FREE

Hideki Fujita, Akihiko Asahina, Ping Gao, Hiromi Fujiwara and Kunihiko Tamaki

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1331-1333; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22534.x

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No Association Between p53 Codon 72 Polymorphisms and Erythemal Response FREE

Claire Manson, Lisa Naysmith, Karen Waterston, David W Melton and Jonathan L Rees

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1334-1335; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22526.x

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Identification of an HLA-A3-Restricted Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte (CTL) Epitope from ML-IAP FREE

Mads Hald Andersen, Jürgen C Becker and Per thor Straten

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1336-1337; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22508.x

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Methimazole Is an Inhibitor of Melanin Synthesis in Cultured B16 Melanocytes FREE

Behrooz Kasraee, Ambros Hügin, Christian Tran, Olivier Sorg and Jean-Hilaire Saurat

J Invest Dermatol 122: 1338-1341; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22509.x

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