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Shin J, Lee K, Park SY, Lim M. Development of nationally representative exposure factor database for children's products in Korea. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2024:10.1038/s41370-024-00654-1. [PMID: 38424360 DOI: 10.1038/s41370-024-00654-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Children may be exposed to harmful chemicals from their products. Accurate exposure factors are critical for exposure assessment of children's products. Product usage pattern parameters are relatively limited compared with the chemical concentration, children's physiological and behavioral parameters. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine nationally representative Korean exposure factors for the usage patterns of children's products by sex, age, and season. METHODS Using proportional quota sampling, a survey of 10,000 households with children aged 0-12 years was conducted twice, once in summer and winter. The children's ages were divided into four groups: infant (0-2 years old), toddler (3-6), lower-grade elementary student (7-9), and higher-grade elementary student (10-12). Data on exposure factors such as use rate, use frequency, and use duration of 57 children's products were collected. RESULTS The 57 products were classified into five categories: baby products (13), toys (12), daily products (10), sporting goods (8), and stationery (14). The use rates of products in the daily products and stationery category were >90% in both seasons. Two of the 57 products showed significant sex differences in all three exposure factors (p < 0.001). Twenty-five of the 44 non-baby products showed significant age differences for all three exposure factors. Twenty-three of the 57 products varied significantly with season for all three exposure factors. IMPACT This study generated a nationally representative exposure factor database for the usage patterns of children's products in Korea. The exposure factors for 57 children's products were investigated through twice survey with quota sampling with each 10,000 children nationwide. Sex, age, and seasonal differences for children's products were identified. These accurate exposure factors by sex, age, and season can be used as input parameters for refined exposure assessment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jiyun Shin
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Deeleepojananan C, Grassian VH. Gas-Phase and Surface-Initiated Reactions of Household Bleach and Terpene-Containing Cleaning Products Yield Chlorination and Oxidation Products Adsorbed onto Indoor Relevant Surfaces. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:20699-20707. [PMID: 38010858 PMCID: PMC10720375 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
The use of household bleach cleaning products results in emissions of highly oxidative gaseous species, such as hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and chlorine (Cl2). These species readily react with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as limonene, one of the most abundant compounds found in indoor enviroments. In this study, reactions of HOCl/Cl2 with limonene in the gas phase and on indoor relevant surfaces were investigated. Using an environmental Teflon chamber, we show that silica (SiO2), a proxy for window glass, and rutile (TiO2), a component of paint and self-cleaning surfaces, act as a reservoir for adsorption of gas-phase products formed between HOCl/Cl2 and limonene. Furthermore, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) shows that the gas-phase reaction products of HOCl/Cl2 and limonene readily adsorb on both SiO2 and TiO2. Surface-mediated reactions can also occur, leading to the formation of new chlorine- and oxygen-containing products. Transmission Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of adsorption and desorption of bleach and terpene oxidation products indicates that these chlorine- and oxygen-containing products strongly adsorb on both SiO2 and TiO2 surfaces for days, providing potential sources of human exposure and sinks for additional heterogeneous reactions.
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- Cholaphan Deeleepojananan
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California San
Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California San
Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Yoon H, Seo J, Yoo SK, Kim PJ, Park J, Choe Y, Yang W. Updated general exposure factors for risk assessment in the Korean population. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2023; 33:1013-1020. [PMID: 35422491 PMCID: PMC10733140 DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00437-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND There has been an increasing need to update the recommended values of Korean exposure factors for adults aged 19 and older, as using exposure factors developed over a decade ago could reduce risk assessment reliability. OBJECTIVE Exposure factor data have been compiled and standardized using the latest national statistical reports and academic literature, as well as studies conducted from 2016 to 2018. METHODS The updated data contained anthropometric parameters, inhalation rates, food and drinking water ingestion rates, and time-activity patterns and provided technical information on Koreans' exposure factors classified by sex, age group, per capita and general population, and doer-only for various exposure assessments. RESULTS Although the average life expectancy, body weight, body surface area, and inhalation rate increased slightly compared to the 2007 Korean Exposure Factor Handbook, differences various in food consumption were remarkable. Because of Asians' similar food preferences, the intake rate of grain products and vegetables in Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese contributed much toward total intake. Koreans spent half their times outdoors compared to Americans and Chinese. SIGNIFICANCE This study provided the currently updated exposure factor information for Koreans and could be compared with recommendations provided by exposure factor resources in various countries. IMPACT STATEMENT Exposure to environmental pollutants may significantly vary depending on the exposure factors related to human behaviors and characteristics. Therefore the exposure factors need to be continuously updated along with more extensive survey areas and improved measurement methods. We utilized the existing data with the aim to develop general exposure factors for risk assessment in Korean aged ≥19 years. Measurements and questionnaire surveys were also performed if there were no existing data. This study provided the currently updated exposure factor information for Koreans and could be compared to those of other countries.
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- Hyojung Yoon
- Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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- Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational Health, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational Health, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational Health, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
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Lowe K, Dawson J, Phillips K, Minucci J, Wambaugh JF, Qian H, Ramanarayanan T, Egeghy P, Ingle B, Brunner R, Mendez E, Embry M, Tan YM. Incorporating human exposure information in a weight of evidence approach to inform design of repeated dose animal studies. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 127:105073. [PMID: 34743952 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2021.105073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Human health risks from chronic exposures to environmental chemicals are typically estimated from potential human exposure estimates and dose-response data obtained from repeated-dose animal toxicity studies. Various criteria are available for selecting the top (highest) dose used in these animal studies. For example, toxicokinetic (TK) and toxicological data provided by shorter-term or dose range finding studies can be evaluated in a weight of evidence approach to provide insight into the dose range that would provide dose-response data that are relevant to human exposures. However, there are concerns that a top dose resulting from the consideration of TK data may be too low compared to other criteria, such as the limit dose or the maximum tolerated dose. In this paper, we address several concerns related to human exposures by discussing 1) the resources and methods available to predict human exposure levels and the associated uncertainty and variability, and 2) the margin between predicted human exposure levels and the dose levels used in repeated-dose animal studies. A series of case studies, ranging from data-rich to data-poor chemicals, are presented to demonstrate that expected human exposures to environmental chemicals are typically orders of magnitude lower than no-observed-adverse-effect levels/lowest-observed-adverse-effect levels (NOAELs/LOAELs) when available (used as conservative surrogates for top doses). The results of these case studies support that a top dose based, in part, on TK data is typically orders of magnitude higher than expected human exposure levels.
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- Kelly Lowe
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Washington, DC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, Durham, NC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, Durham, NC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, Durham, NC, USA
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- ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc., Annandale, NJ, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, Durham, NC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Program, Durham, NC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Program, Durham, NC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
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- Health and Environmental Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Program, Durham, NC, USA
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Rodríguez-Carmona Y, Ashrap P, Calafat AM, Ye X, Rosario Z, Bedrosian LD, Huerta-Montanez G, Vélez-Vega CM, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero JF, Meeker JD, Watkins D. Determinants and characterization of exposure to phthalates, DEHTP and DINCH among pregnant women in the PROTECT birth cohort in Puerto Rico. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2020; 30:56-69. [PMID: 31481681 PMCID: PMC6917904 DOI: 10.1038/s41370-019-0168-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND As a result of evidence suggesting phthalate toxicity, their use has decreased in recent years. However, new phthalates and non-phthalate replacements have emerged in their place, with unknown potential impacts on health. METHODS We measured 15 phthalate, two di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate (DEHTP), and two di(isononyl)cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (DINCH) urinary metabolites, collected up to three times during pregnancy from 994 women in Northern Puerto Rico (2011-2017). We used tests of linear trend to assess changes in concentrations over time and linear mixed models to identify predictors of exposure (sociodemographic characteristics, drinking water sources, diet, product use). RESULTS Several phthalate metabolites decreased over the study period indicating decreased exposure, while the geometric mean of DEHTP metabolites (molecular sum) increased threefold between 2014 and 2017. Intraclass correlations revealed low to moderate reproducibility of these biomarkers across pregnancy. Several metabolites were associated with maternal age, income, education, pre-pregnancy BMI, drinking public water, use of cleaning and personal care products, and ice cream consumption. DINCH metabolite concentrations remained low throughout the study period. CONCLUSION Although exposure to some phthalates may be decreasing, exposure to replacements, such as DEHTP, is increasing. Additional studies are needed to further characterize sources of phthalate replacement chemicals and potential exposure-related health effects among vulnerable populations.
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- Yanelli Rodríguez-Carmona
- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health, UPR Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Shin H, Jang Y, Lim M, Park JY, Yang W, Lee K. Characteristics of exposure factors and inhalation exposure to selected spray consumer products in Korean population. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 110:104513. [PMID: 31697979 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2019.104513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Many consumer spray products are sold for various purposes. Use of spray products can cause adverse health effects. This study evaluated exposure factors for consumer spray products and assessed the particle inhalation exposure. Six consumer spray products were evaluated: an automobile interior cleaner, car deodorizing spray, anti-static spray, waterproofing spray, microorganism deodorizer, and disinfectant spray. The exposure factors were based on 10,000 respondents over 15 years old. Inhalation dose was calculated from the concentration released into the room air and time used. The use rates of the spray products ranged from 0.4 to 11% and differed significantly by gender (p < 0.001). Aerosol types had a higher mass per use and longer duration of usage than trigger types. The median concentration of the trigger type ranged from 17.35 to 373.38 mg/m3, while that of the aerosol type ranged from 36.66 to 1601.97 mg/m3. The median inhalation dose of the trigger and aerosol types ranged from 2.04 × 10-3 to 0.20 and 2.60 × 10-3 to 1.71 mg/kg/day, respectively. The inhalation dose of the disinfectant spray increased with the level of education (p < 0.001), while the inhalation doses of the other spray products were not significantly associated with gender, age, income, or education.
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- Hyerin Shin
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational Health, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Park KD, Park BC, Sung KH, Lee E, Lee T, Yoon D, Kim KB, Park GH, Park IY, Kim MH. The Relationship between Epidemiologic Factors and Usage Pattern of Hair Care Products in Korea. Ann Dermatol 2019; 31:307-314. [PMID: 33911596 PMCID: PMC7992732 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2019.31.3.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background For hair care products that are used almost everyday, it is important to estimate the cumulative dosage of long-term exposure and to assess the effects on the human body. Little data are available to evaluate actual daily usage in Asian populations. Objective Reliable exposure data for hair care products is essential to conduct safety assessments. Methods We evaluated the actual usage pattern and amounts by checking the daily log over a 2-week period, to obtain all the data regarding the participants' hair care preferences. And, statistical analyses were conducted to analyze the daily use amount (g/d) and daily usage per hair length (g/cm/d), and other variables by sex, age group, and hair oiliness. Results Throughout this study, we found that female users consumed significantly larger daily amounts of shampoo and rinse. Male groups used more hair gel and spray than female groups. Interestingly, all the hair care products studied scored higher levels of usage among men when calibrated per unit length. Koreans tend to use lesser amount of rinse although their hairs are usually thicker than the Western hairs. Conclusion This study provides exposure information for commonly used hair care products, which will be useful for risk assessment purposes.
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- Kyung-Duck Park
- Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Skin Research Institute, IEC Korea, Suwon, Korea
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- Data Computational Sciences, Division of Applied Mathematical Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong, Korea
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- Data Computational Sciences, Division of Applied Mathematical Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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