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I need to know if there is a genetic test for keloids?
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No one test: Keloids are not due to one single gene though there does appear to be a genetic basis. Please see this site for more information. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3385329/.
Answered 1/4/2015
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