Does skin biopsy analysis reveal predisposition to stretch mark formation?
A series of in vitro tests led to the discovery of a dormant phenotype in dermal fibroblasts from patients with stretch marks. The described tests may serve as a diagnostic tool for predicting predisposition to stretch marks. The reported reversibility of impaired fibroblast phenotypes opens a new perspective for preventive treatments for people predisposed to stretch mark formation.
Prostate gland disease burden as reflected by the number of cores positive and ratio of positive cores to gland volume (mL) is prognostic for favorable biochemical outcome after salvage whole-gland prostate cryoablation. Further study is warranted to better delineate this relationship.