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  1. Vivian Y Shi1,
  2. Peter A Lio2
  1. 1College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  2. 2Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  1. Correspondence to Peter Lio, Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60622, USA; peterlio{at}gmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2011-300972a

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