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Acanthosis is the thickening of the epidermis, a typical finding in histological examination resulting from enhanced keratinocyte proliferation.
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(2006). Acanthosis. In: Encyclopedic Reference of Genomics and Proteomics in Molecular Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29623-9_6009
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