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J Invest Dermatol 129: 255; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.414

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J Invest Dermatol 129: 256; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.420

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Moisturizers, Vehicle Effects, and Photocarcinogenesis

Paul Donald Forbes

J Invest Dermatol 129: 261-262; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.382

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Macrophage Inhibitory Cytokine-1: A New Player in Melanoma Development

Toshiharu Yamashita, Akihiro Yoneta and Tokimasa Hida

J Invest Dermatol 129: 262-264; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.366

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Effects of Acute and Chronic Inflammation on B-Cell Development and Differentiation

Derek Cain, Motonari Kondo, Huaiyong Chen and Garnett Kelsoe

J Invest Dermatol 129: 266-277; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.286

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B Cells and Immunological Tolerance

Nataly Manjarrez-Orduño, Tâm D Quách and Iñaki Sanz

J Invest Dermatol 129: 278-288; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.240

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Resident and "Inflammatory" Dendritic Cells in Human Skin

Lisa C Zaba, James G Krueger and Michelle A Lowes

J Invest Dermatol 129: 302-308; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.225

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T-Cell-Mediated Injury to Keratinocytes: Insights from Animal Models of the Lichenoid Tissue Reaction

Jan P Dutz

J Invest Dermatol 129: 309-314; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.242

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Chemokines in the Pathogenesis of Lichenoid Tissue Reactions

Stephan Meller, Michel Gilliet and Bernhard Homey

J Invest Dermatol 129: 315-319; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.251

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Incidence of Basal Cell Carcinoma Multiplicity and Detailed Anatomic Distribution: Longitudinal Study of an Australian Population

Naomi M Richmond-Sinclair, Nirmala Pandeya, Robert S Ware, Rachel E Neale, Gail M Williams, Jolieke C van der Pols and Adèle C Green

J Invest Dermatol 129: 323-328; advance online publication, July 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.234

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Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid-1 Signaling as a Regulator of Human Sebocyte Biology

Balázs I Tóth, Tamás Géczy, Zoltán Griger, Anikó Dózsa, Holger Seltmann, László Kovács, László Nagy, Christos C Zouboulis, Ralf Paus and Tamás Bíró

J Invest Dermatol 129: 329-339; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.258

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Keratinocyte-Conditioned Media Regulate Collagen Expression in Dermal Fibroblasts

Abdi Ghaffari, Ruhangiz T Kilani and Aziz Ghahary

J Invest Dermatol 129: 340-347; advance online publication, September 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.253

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Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Is a Metabolic Disease

Qiujie Jiang, Masayuki Endo, Florian Dibra, Krystle Wang and Jouni Uitto

J Invest Dermatol 129: 348-354; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.212

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Genetic Variants of the IL-23R Pathway: Association with Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis Vulgaris, but No Specific Risk Factor for Arthritis

Ulrike Hüffmeier, Jesús Lascorz, Beate Böhm, Jörg Lohmann, Jörg Wendler, Rotraut Mössner, Kristian Reich, Heiko Traupe, Werner Kurrat, Harald Burkhardt and André Reis

J Invest Dermatol 129: 355-358; advance online publication, September 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.233

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NKG2D Ligands Expression and NKG2D-Mediated NK Activity in Sezary Patients

Nicolas Dulphy, Jeannig Berrou, José A Campillo, Martine Bagot, Armand Bensussan and Antoine Toubert

J Invest Dermatol 129: 359-364; advance online publication, August 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.256

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Topical Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Activators Accelerate Postnatal Stratum Corneum Acidification

Joachim W Fluhr, Mao-Qiang Man, Jean-Pierre Hachem, Debra Crumrine, Theodora M Mauro, Peter M Elias and Kenneth R Feingold

J Invest Dermatol 129: 365-374; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.218

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Glucocorticoids Enhance Toll-Like Receptor 2 Expression in Human Keratinocytes Stimulated with Propionibacterium acnes or Proinflammatory Cytokines

Michio Shibata, Masako Katsuyama, Tomoko Onodera, Ritsuko Ehama, Junichi Hosoi and Hachiro Tagami

J Invest Dermatol 129: 375-382; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.237

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Macrophage Inhibitory Cytokine-1 Is Overexpressed in Malignant Melanoma and Is Associated with Tumorigenicity

Glen M Boyle, Julie Pedley, Adam C Martyn, Kelly J Banducci, Geoffrey M Strutton, David A Brown, Samuel N Breit and Peter G Parsons

J Invest Dermatol 129: 383-391; advance online publication, August 28, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.270

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Analysis of Cultured Human Melanocytes Based on Polymorphisms within the SLC45A2/MATP, SLC24A5/NCKX5, and OCA2/P Loci

Anthony L Cook, Wei Chen, Amy E Thurber, Darren J Smit, Aaron G Smith, Timothy G Bladen, Darren L Brown, David L Duffy, Lorenza Pastorino, Giovanna Bianchi-Scarra, J Helen Leonard, Jennifer L Stow and Richard A Sturm

J Invest Dermatol 129: 392-405; advance online publication, July 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.211

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Proliferation Arrest in B-Raf Mutant Melanoma Cell Lines upon MAPK Pathway Activation

Roland Houben, Sonja Ortmann, Astrid Drasche, Jakob Troppmair, Marco J Herold and Jürgen C Becker

J Invest Dermatol 129: 406-414; advance online publication, July 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.214

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A Prospective Study of Telomere Length and the Risk of Skin Cancer

Jiali Han, Abrar A Qureshi, Jennifer Prescott, Qun Guo, Li Ye, David J Hunter and Immaculata De Vivo

J Invest Dermatol 129: 415-421; advance online publication, July 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.238

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MiTF Regulates Cellular Response to Reactive Oxygen Species through Transcriptional Regulation of APE-1/Ref-1

Feng Liu, Yan Fu and Frank L Meyskens Jr

J Invest Dermatol 129: 422-431; advance online publication, October 30, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.255

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Active N-Ras and B-Raf Inhibit Anoikis by Downregulating Bim Expression in Melanocytic Cells

Nathaniel B Goldstein, Widya U Johannes, Agnessa V Gadeliya, Matthew R Green, Mayumi Fujita, David A Norris and Yiqun G Shellman

J Invest Dermatol 129: 432-437; advance online publication, July 31, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.227

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An Essential Role for Dermal Primary Cilia in Hair Follicle Morphogenesis

Jonathan M Lehman, Essam Laag, Edward J Michaud and Bradley K Yoder

J Invest Dermatol 129: 438-448; advance online publication, November 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.279

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Transglutaminase-3 Enzyme: A Putative Actor in Human Hair Shaft Scaffolding?

Sébastien Thibaut, Nükhet Cavusoglu, Emmanuelle de Becker, Franck Zerbib, Audrey Bednarczyk, Christine Schaeffer, Alain van Dorsselaer and Bruno A Bernard

J Invest Dermatol 129: 449-459; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.231

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Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 Regulates Basal and UV-Induced Expressions of IL-6 and MMP-1 in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes

Youngae Lee, Hyunjung Kim, Sangmin Kim, Mi Hee Shin, Yeon Kyung Kim, Kyu Han Kim and Jin Ho Chung

J Invest Dermatol 129: 460-467; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.261

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Tumorigenic Effect of Some Commonly Used Moisturizing Creams when Applied Topically to UVB-Pretreated High-Risk Mice

Yao-Ping Lu, You-Rong Lou, Jian-Guo Xie, Qingyun Peng, Weichung J Shih, Yong Lin and Allan H Conney

J Invest Dermatol 129: 468-475; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.241

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Primary Cutaneous Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphomas Are Targeted by Aberrant Somatic Hypermutation

Alexander J A Deutsch, Margareta Frühwirth, Ariane Aigelsreiter, Lorenzo Cerroni and Peter Neumeister

J Invest Dermatol 129: 476-479; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.243

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Markers to Evaluate the Quality and Self-Renewing Potential of Engineered Human Skin Substitutes In Vitro and after Transplantation

Luca Pontiggia, Thomas Biedermann, Martin Meuli, Daniel Widmer, Sophie Böttcher-Haberzeth, Clemens Schiestl, Jörg Schneider, Erik Braziulis, Irene Montaño, Claudia Meuli-Simmen and Ernst Reichmann

J Invest Dermatol 129: 480-490; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.254

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Miltefosine Inhibits Human Mast Cell Activation and Mediator Release Both In Vitro and In Vivo

Karsten Weller, Metin Artuc, Gary Jennings, Tim Friedrichson, Sven Guhl, Rosaly V dos Santos, Cathleen Sünder, Torsten Zuberbier and Marcus Maurer

J Invest Dermatol 129: 496-498; advance online publication, September 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.248

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Induction of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Expression in Keratinocytes Is Necessary for Generating an Atopic Dermatitis upon Application of the Active Vitamin D3 Analogue MC903 on Mouse Skin

Mei Li, Pierre Hener, Zhikun Zhang, Krishna P Ganti, Daniel Metzger and Pierre Chambon

J Invest Dermatol 129: 498-502; advance online publication, July 24, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.232

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Identification of XP Complementation Groups by Recombinant Adenovirus Carrying DNA Repair Genes

Ricardo A Leite, Maria C Marchetto, Alysson R Muotri, Dewton de Moraes Vasconcelos, Zilda N Prado de Oliveira, Maria C Rivitti Machado and Carlos F Martins Menck

J Invest Dermatol 129: 502-506; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.239

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Modulation of Chemotherapy-Induced Human Hair Follicle Damage by 17- Estradiol and Prednisolone: Potential Stimulators of Normal Hair Regrowth by "Dystrophic Catagen" Promotion?

Enik Bodó, Nina van Beek, Viktoria Naumann, Ulrich Ohnemus, Thomas Brzoska, Christoph Abels and Ralf Paus

J Invest Dermatol 129: 506-509; advance online publication, August 14, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.228

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Functional Analysis of FLT4 Mutations Associated with Nonne–Milroy Lymphedema

Valerie L R M Verstraeten, Wolfgang Holnthoner, Maurice A M van Steensel, Joep C J M Veraart, Reno S Bladergroen, Caroline A Heckman, Salla Keskitalo, Jorge Frank, Kari Alitalo, Michel van Geel and Peter M Steijlen

J Invest Dermatol 129: 509-512; advance online publication, August 21, 2008; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.246

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Comment on "Tumorigenic Effect of Some Commonly Used Moisturizing Creams when Applied Topically to UVB-Pretreated High-Risk Mice"

Ralph D Ellefson

J Invest Dermatol 129: 513-514; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.399

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Response to Ellefson

Allan H Conney, Yao-Ping Lu and Weichung J Shih

J Invest Dermatol 129: 514-515; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.401

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Comment on "Tumorigenic Effect of Some Commonly Used Moisturizing Creams when Applied Topically to UVB-Pretreated High-Risk Mice"

Franz Staeb, Elisabeth Gerber and Ludger Kolbe

J Invest Dermatol 129: 515-516; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.398

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