Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 59, Issue 5 , Pages 834-838 , November 2008

Androgen receptor expression patterns in Becker's nevi: An immunohistochemical study

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 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(08)00794-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.06.028

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 59, Issue 5 , Pages 834-838 , November 2008

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