Acanthosis nigricans: To be or not to be afraid (Review)
- Authors:
- Maria-Linda Popa
- Adrian Claudiu Popa
- Cristiana Tanase
- Ancuta-Augustina Gheorghisan-Galateanu
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Affiliations: Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania, Army Centre for Medical Research, 010195 Bucharest, Romania, Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania - Published online on: November 19, 2018 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9736
- Pages: 4133-4138
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Copyright: © Popa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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