Analysis of Nuclear DNA Content of Epidermal Cells of Skin Lesion in Endemic Arsenism by Flow Cytometry / 中华皮肤科杂志

ABSTRACT

This article reports the results of the quantitative analysis for the DNA content of cell nucleus of the skin lesion in patients with endemic arsenism by using the technique of flow cytometry, the skin lesions include palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, abnormal pigmentation on trunk and skin cancers. Our results showed that the DNA indices of the different skin lesions of patients in endemic arsenism were significantly higher than those of controls(P