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J Invest Dermatol 124: vi-vi; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1747.2005.06380.x

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Extracellular 14-3-3 Protein: A Potential Mediator of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Interactions FREE

Heiko Hermeking

J Invest Dermatol 124: ix-x; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23534.x

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Multiple Pathways Driving IgE Production and Chronic Dermatitis in Mice: A Model for Atopic Dermatitis? FREE

Anthony A Gaspari

J Invest Dermatol 124: xi-xii; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23532.x

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Breaking Tolerance—Another Piece Added to the Vitiligo Puzzle FREE

Delphine J Lee and Robert L Modlin

J Invest Dermatol 124: xiii-xv; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23553.x

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Changing Paradigms in Cutaneous Immunology: Adapting with Dendritic Cells FREE

Adriana T Larregina M.D, Ph.D and Louis D Falo Jr. M.D, Ph.D

J Invest Dermatol 124: 1-12; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1747.2004.23554.x

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Gender Differences in Mouse Skin Morphology and Specific Effects of Sex Steroids and Dehydroepiandrosterone FREE

Lamia Azzi, Mohamed El-Alfy, Céline Martel and Fernand Labrie

J Invest Dermatol 124: 22-27; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23545.x

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Interleukin-6-Type Cytokines Upregulate Expression of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins in NHEK and Dermal Fibroblasts FREE

Alexandra Dreuw, Heike M Hermanns, Ruth Heise, Sylvia Joussen, Felipe Rodríguez, Yvonne Marquardt, Frank Jugert, Hans F Merk, Peter C Heinrich and Jens M Baron

J Invest Dermatol 124: 28-37; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23499.x

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Agonists of Proteinase-Activated Receptor-2 Stimulate Upregulation of Intercellular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Primary Human Keratinocytes via Activation of NF-kappa B FREE

Jörg Buddenkotte, Christopher Stroh, Ingo H Engels, Corinna Moormann, Victoria M Shpacovitch, Stephan Seeliger, Nathalie Vergnolle, Dietmar Vestweber, Thomas A Luger, Klaus Schulze-Osthoff and Martin Steinhoff

J Invest Dermatol 124: 38-45; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23539.x

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Breaking the Connection: Caspase 6 Disconnects Intermediate Filament-Binding Domain of Periplakin from its Actin-Binding N-Terminal Region FREE

Andrey E Kalinin, Alexandr E Kalinin, Mikko Aho, Jouni Uitto and Sirpa Aho

J Invest Dermatol 124: 46-55; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23507.x

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The Effect of Sun Exposure in Determining Nevus Density in UK Adolescent Twins FREE

Rachel C Wachsmuth, Faye Turner, Jennifer H Barrett, Rupert Gaut, Juliette A Randerson-Moor, D Timothy Bishop and Julia A Newton Bishop

J Invest Dermatol 124: 56-62; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23548.x

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Proteome Analysis of Skin Distinguishes Acute Guttate from Chronic Plaque Psoriasis FREE

Lina M Carlén, Fabio Sánchez, Ann-Charlotte Bergman, Susanne Becker, Daniel Hirschberg, Bo Franzén, Jonathan Coffey, Hans Jörnvall, Gert Auer, Ayodele A Alaiya and Mona Ståhle

J Invest Dermatol 124: 63-69; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23501.x

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Heat Modulation of Tropoelastin, Fibrillin-1, and Matrix Metalloproteinase-12 in Human Skin In Vivo  FREE

Zhou Chen, Jin Young Seo, Yeon Kyung Kim, Se Rah Lee, Kyu Han Kim, Kwang Hyun Cho, Hee Chul Eun and Jin Ho Chung

J Invest Dermatol 124: 70-78; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23550.x

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Basement Membrane Reconstruction in Human Skin Equivalents Is Regulated by Fibroblasts and/or Exogenously Activated Keratinocytes FREE

Abdoelwaheb El Ghalbzouri, Marcel F Jonkman, Remco Dijkman and Maria Ponec

J Invest Dermatol 124: 79-86; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23549.x

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DNA-Based Diagnosis of Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group C by Whole-Genome Scan Using Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Microarray FREE

Ching-Wan Lam, Kitty Kit-Ting Cheung, Nai-Ming Luk, Shirley Wen Chan, Kuen-Kong Lo and Sui-Fan Tong

J Invest Dermatol 124: 87-91; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23563.x

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The -2518 Promotor Polymorphism in the MCP-1 Gene Is Associated with Systemic Sclerosis FREE

Sigrid Karrer, Anja Kathrin Bosserhoff, Petra Weiderer, Oliver Distler, Michael Landthaler, Rolf-Markus Szeimies, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Jürgen Schölmerich and Claus Hellerbrand

J Invest Dermatol 124: 92-98; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23512.x

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Haplotype Sharing Analysis Identifies a Retroviral dUTPase as Candidate Susceptibility Gene for Psoriasis FREE

John Foerster, Ilja Nolte, Judith Junge, Marcel Bruinenberg, Susann Schweiger, Katja Spaar, Gerrit van der Steege, Claudia Ehlert, Marcel Mulder, Vera Kalscheuer, Elisa Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer Winter, Petra Seeman, Markward Ständer, Wolfram Sterry and Gerard te Meerman

J Invest Dermatol 124: 99-102; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23504.x

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The Major Psoriasis Susceptibility Locus PSORS1 Is not a Risk Factor for Late-Onset Psoriasis FREE

Michael Hugh Allen, Hahreen Ameen, Colin Veal, Julie Evans, V S Ramrakha-Jones, A M Marsland, A David Burden, C E M Griffiths, Richard C Trembath and Jonathan N W N Barker

J Invest Dermatol 124: 103-106; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23511.x

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Lack of Evidence for Genetic Association to RUNX1 Binding Site at PSORS2 in Different German Psoriasis Cohorts FREE

Ulrike Hüffmeier, Heiko Traupe, Harald Burkhardt, Funda Schürmeier-Horst, Jesus Lascorz, Beate Böhm, Jörg Lohmann, Markward Ständer, Jörg Wendler, Reinhard Kelsch, Claudia Baumann, Wolfgang Küster, Thomas F Wienker and André Reis

J Invest Dermatol 124: 107-110; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23571.x

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Plectin Gene Mutations Can Cause Epidermolysis Bullosa with Pyloric Atresia FREE

Ellen Pfendner and Jouni Uitto

J Invest Dermatol 124: 111-115; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23564.x

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TGF Inhibits CD1d Expression on Dendritic Cells FREE

S Ronger-Savle, J Valladeau, A Claudy, D Schmitt, J Peguet-Navarro, C Dezutter-Dambuyant, L Thomas and D Jullien

J Invest Dermatol 124: 116-118; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23315.x

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Repeated Topical Challenge with Chemical Antigen Elicits Sustained Dermatitis in NC/Nga Mice in Specific-Pathogen-Free Condition FREE

Yoshiaki Tomimori, Yoshitaka Tanaka, Megumi Goto and Yoshiaki Fukuda

J Invest Dermatol 124: 119-124; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23516.x

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Epitope-Specific Antibody Response to Mel-CAM Induced by Mimotope Immunization FREE

Christine Hafner, Stefan Wagner, Joanna Jasinska, Dorothee Allwardt, Otto Scheiner, Klaus Wolff, Hubert Pehamberger, Ursula Wiedermann and Heimo Breiteneder

J Invest Dermatol 124: 125-131; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23515.x

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Expression of FcRn, the MHC Class I-Related Receptor for IgG, in Human Keratinocytes FREE

Karla Cauza, Gabriele Hinterhuber, Ruth Dingelmaier-Hovorka, Karin Brugger, Gabriele Klosner, Reinhard Horvat, Klaus Wolff and Dagmar Foedinger

J Invest Dermatol 124: 132-139; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23542.x

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Mycobacterium vaccae Reduces Scratching Behavior but not the Rash in NC Mice with Eczema: A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial FREE

Peter D Arkwright, Chie Fujisawa, Akane Tanaka and Hiroshi Matsuda

J Invest Dermatol 124: 140-143; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23561.x

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Peripheral CD8+ T Cell Tolerance Against Melanocytic Self-Antigens in the Skin Is Regulated in Two Steps by CD4+ T Cells and Local Inflammation: Implications for the Pathophysiology of Vitiligo FREE

Julia Steitz, Jürgen Brück, Julia Lenz, Steffi Büchs and Thomas Tüting

J Invest Dermatol 124: 144-150; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23538.x

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A Novel T Cell Receptor Transgenic Animal Model of Seborrheic Dermatitis-Like Skin Disease FREE

Darryl A Oble, Elisabeth Collett, Mindy Hsieh, Malene Ambjørn, Jennie Law, Jan Dutz and Hung-Sia Teh

J Invest Dermatol 124: 151-159; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23565.x

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DermaVir: A Novel Topical Vaccine for HIV/AIDS FREE

Julianna Lisziewicz, Jeffrey Trocio, Lucia Whitman, Georg Varga, Jianqing Xu, Nyasha Bakare, Patrick Erbacher, Cecil Fox, Ruth Woodward, Phil Markham, Suresh Arya, Jean-Paul Behr and Franco Lori

J Invest Dermatol 124: 160-169; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23535.x

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Differentiated Keratinocyte-Releasable Stratifin (14-3-3 Sigma) Stimulates MMP-1 Expression in Dermal Fibroblasts FREE

Aziz Ghahary, Yvonne Marcoux, Feridoun Karimi-Busheri, Yunyaun Li, Edward E Tredget, Ruhangiz T Kilani, Eugene Lam and Michael Weinfeld

J Invest Dermatol 124: 170-177; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23521.x

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Kinin B2 Receptor-Coupled Signal Transduction in Human Cultured Keratinocytes FREE

Maria A Vidal, Angel Astroza, Carola E Matus, Pamela Ehrenfeld, Francisca Pavicic, Tamara Sanchez, Christian Salem, Jaime Figueroa, Miguel Concha, Carlos B Gonzalez and Carlos D Figueroa

J Invest Dermatol 124: 178-186; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23518.x

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Phospholipase C1 Is Required for Activation of Store-Operated Channels in Human Keratinocytes FREE

Chia-Ling Tu, Wenhan Chang and Daniel D Bikle

J Invest Dermatol 124: 187-197; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23544.x

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A Proteolytic Cascade of Kallikreins in the Stratum Corneum FREE

Maria Brattsand, Kristina Stefansson, Christine Lundh, Ylva Haasum and Torbjörn Egelrud

J Invest Dermatol 124: 198-203; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23547.x

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Characterization and Differentiation-dependent Regulation of Secreted Phospholipases A₂ in Human Keratinocytes and in Healthy and Psoriatic Human Skin FREE

Ulrike Haas, Maurizio Podda, Martin Behne, Silvia Gurrieri, Angel Alonso, Gerhard Fürstenberger, Josef Pfeilschifter, Gérard Lambeau, Michael H Gelb and Marietta Kaszkin

J Invest Dermatol 124: 204-211; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23513.x

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Fos and Jun Proteins Are Specifically Expressed During Differentiation of Human Keratinocytes FREE

Denis Mehic, Latifa Bakiri, Minoo Ghannadan, Erwin F Wagner and Erwin Tschachler

J Invest Dermatol 124: 212-220; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23558.x

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Selective Induction of Apoptosis in Melanoma Cells by Tyrosinase Promoter-Controlled CD95 Ligand Overexpression FREE

Lothar F Fecker, Christoph C Geilen, Amir M Hossini, Constanze Schwarz, Henry Fechner, David L Bartlett, Constantin E Orfanos and Jürgen Eberle

J Invest Dermatol 124: 221-228; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23572.x

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Bcl-2 Reduced and Fas Activated by the Inhibition of Stem Cell Factor/KIT Signaling in Murine Melanocyte Precursors FREE

Satoko Kimura, Tamihiro Kawakami, Yoko Kawa, Yoshinao Soma, Tsuneto Kushimoto, Masayuki Nakamura, Hidenori Watabe, Shiho Ooka and Masako Mizoguchi

J Invest Dermatol 124: 229-234; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23540.x

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Non-Invasive Visualization of Melanin and Melanocytes by Reflectance-Mode Confocal Microscopy FREE

Toyonobu Yamashita, Tomohiro Kuwahara, Salvador González and Motoji Takahashi

J Invest Dermatol 124: 235-240; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23562.x

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Single UVB Overexposure Stimulates Melanocyte Proliferation in Murine Skin, in Contrast to Fractionated or UVA-1 Exposure FREE

Arne van Schanke, Marjan J Jongsma, Roel Bisschop, Gemma M C A L van Venrooij, Heggert Rebel and Frank R de Gruijl

J Invest Dermatol 124: 241-247; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23551.x

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Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid Reduce UVB- and TNF--induced IL-8 Secretion in Keratinocytes and UVB-induced IL-8 in Fibroblasts FREE

Amy Storey, Frank McArdle, Peter S Friedmann, Malcolm J Jackson and Lesley E Rhodes

J Invest Dermatol 124: 248-255; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23543.x

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Prevention of Murine Erythropoietic Protoporphyria-Associated Skin Photosensitivity and Liver Disease by Dermal and Hepatic Ferrochelatase FREE

Robert Pawliuk, Robert Tighe, Robert J Wise, Micheline M Mathews-Roth and Philippe Leboulch

J Invest Dermatol 124: 256-262; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23529.x

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Does Recessive EKV Exist? FREE

Maurice A M van Steensel and Michel van Geel

J Invest Dermatol 124: 268-269; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23517.x

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Recessive EKV FREE

Alessandro Terrinoni and Gerry Melino

J Invest Dermatol 124: 270-271; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23577.x

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A Novel Recessive Missense Mutation in KRT14 Reveals Striking Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex FREE

Margarita Indelman, Reuven Bergman and Eli Sprecher

J Invest Dermatol 124: 272-274; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23555.x

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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin Impairs Differentiation of Normal Human Epidermal Keratinocytes in a Skin Equivalent Model FREE

Alexandra Geusau, Maya Khorchide, Michael Mildner, Johannes Pammer, Leopold Eckhart and Erwin Tschachler

J Invest Dermatol 124: 275-277; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23541.x

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Absence of SV40 and Other Polyomavirus (JCV, BKV) DNA in Primary Cutaneous B Cell Lymphomas FREE

Sylke Gellrich, Christiane Schewe, Wolfram Sterry and Ansgar Lukowsky

J Invest Dermatol 124: 278-279; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23536.x

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Presence of Epstein–Barr Virus in Langerhans Cells of CTCL Lesions FREE

A C Knol, G Quéreux, M C Pandolfino, A Khammari and B Dreno

J Invest Dermatol 124: 280-282; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23570.x

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Association of TNF -238 and -308 Promoter Polymorphisms with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Psoriatic Arthritis but not with Pustulosis Palmoplantaris FREE

Rotraut Mössner, Külli Kingo, André Kleensang, Ullrich Krüger, Inke R König, Helgi Silm, Götz A Westphal and Kristian Reich

J Invest Dermatol 124: 282-284; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23556.x

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Upregulation of CD44 and Hyaluronate Synthases by Topical Retinoids in Mouse Skin FREE

Gürkan Kaya, Denise Grand, Raymonde Hotz, Eric Augsburger, Pierre Carraux, Liliane Didierjean and Jean-Hilaire Saurat

J Invest Dermatol 124: 284-287; advance online publication, December 21, 2004; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23579.x

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