Possible Involvement of Keratinocyte Growth Factor in the Persistence of Hyperpigmentation in both Human Facial Solar Lentigines and Melasma
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626 Ann Dermatol Received September 18, 2014, Revised November 25, 2014, Accepted for publication December 4, 2014 Corresponding author: Hee Young Kang, Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 WorldCup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2015.27.5.626
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