Abstract
Cells from a skin nodule from a patient with a recurrent form of familial myofibromatosis were cultivated in vitro. A metabolic study showed that these cells behaved like fibroblasts with collagen synthesis, a normal percentage of type III collagen, hydroxylation rate and the ability to contract a collagen gel. The main disturbances were the decreased synthesis and increased cell multiplication rate after a lag phase. This behavior was compared with that of a fibroblast culture from normal skin.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Collagen / biosynthesis*
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DNA, Neoplasm / analysis
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Fibroma / genetics
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Fibroma / metabolism*
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Fibroma / pathology
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Humans
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Infant
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Kinetics
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Leiomyoma / genetics
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Leiomyoma / metabolism*
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Leiomyoma / pathology
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Male
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Neoplasm Proteins / analysis
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Neoplasm Proteins / biosynthesis
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Skin Neoplasms / genetics
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Skin Neoplasms / metabolism*
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Skin Neoplasms / pathology
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Tumor Cells, Cultured
Substances
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DNA, Neoplasm
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Neoplasm Proteins
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Collagen