Partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition in keloid scars: regulation of keloid keratinocyte gene expression by transforming growth factor-β1

Table 1 Demographic data for donors of keloid and normal skin samples

Strain #	Age (years)	Gender	Race	Body site	Scar duration^a
Keloid scar
746K	15	Male	African American	Face	8 years^b
795K	20	Female	African American	Neck	2.5 years^b
797K	10	Male	White	Ear	2 years^b
821K	12	Male	White	Abdomen	2 years
823K	17	Male	African American	Ear	1.5 years
843K	16	Male	White	Face	1 year
860K	9	Female	African American	Face	3 years
874K	22	Male	African American	Back	3 years^b
Normal skin
594	23	Male	White	Unknown	NA
737	16	Female	African American	Breast	NA
811	24	Female	African American	Breast	NA
815	17	Female	White	Breast	NA
877	17	Female	African American	Breast	NA
879	12	Female	White	Thigh	NA
880	15	Female	White	Breast	NA
886	17	Male	African American	Abdomen	NA

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