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  • Bhawan J, Bain RW, Purtilo DT, Gomez N, Dewan C, Whelan CF, Dolorum SM, Edelstein L. Lobomycosis. An electronmicroscopic, histochemical and immunologic study. J Cutan Pathol 1976; 3:5-16.
  • Bhawan J, Joris I, DeGirolami U, Majno G. Effect of occlusion on large vessels. I. A study of the rat carotid artery. Am J Pathol 1977; 88:355-380.
  • Purtilo DT, DeFlorio D Jr, Hutt LM, Bhawan J, Yang JP, Otto R, Edwards W. Variable phenotypic expression of an X-linked recessive lymphoproliferative syndrome. New Engl J Med 1977; 297:1077-1080.
  • Purtilo DT, Szymanski I, Bhawan J, Yang JP, Hutt LM, Boto W, DeNicola L, Maier R, Thorley-Lawson D. Epstein-Barr virus infections in the X-linked recessive lymphoproliferative syndrome. Lancet 1978; 1:798-801.
  • Bhawan J. Ultrastructure of melanocyte-keratinocyte interactions in pigmented basal cell carcinoma. Pigment Cell 1979; 5:38-47.
  • Bhawan J, Bacchetta C, Joris I, Majno G. A myofibroblastic tumor: infantile digital fibroma (recurrent digital fibrous tumor of childhood). Am J Pathol 1979; 94:19-36.
  • Bhawan J, Bhutani LK. Keratinocyte damage in vitiligo. J Cutan Pathol 1983; 10:207-212.
  • Bhawan J, Wolff SM, Ucci AA, Bhan AK. Malignant lymphoma and malignant angioendotheliomatosis: one disease. Cancer 1985; 55:570-576.
  • Phillips TJ, Bhawan J, Leigh IM, Baum HJ, Gilchrest BA. Cultured epidermal autografts and allografts: a study of differentiation and allograft survival. J Am Acad Dermatol 1990; 23:189-198.
  • Bhawan J, Gonzalez-Serva A, Nehal K, Labadie R, Lufrano L, Thorne EG, Gilchrest BA. Effects of tretinoin on photodamaged skin. A histological study. Arch Dermatol 1991; 127:666-672.
  • Bhawan J, Oh CH, Lew R, Nehal KS, Labadie RR, Tsay A, Gilchrest BA. Histopathologic differences in the photoaging process in facial versus arm skin. Am J Dermatopathol 1992; 14:224-230.
  • Phillips TJ, Palko MJ, Bhawan J. Histologic evaluation of chronic human wounds treated with hydrocolloid and nonhydrocolloid dressings. J Am Acad Dermatol 1994; 30:61-64.
  • Roddey PK, Garmyn M, Park HY, Bhawan J, Gilchrest BA. Ultraviolet irradiation induces c-fos but not c-ha-ras proto-oncogene expression in human epidermis. J Invest Dermatol 1994; 102: 296-299.
  • Yamamoto O, Bhawan J. Three modes of melanosome transfers in Caucasian facial skin: hypothesis based on an ultrastructural study. Pigment Cell Res 1994; 7:158-169.
  • Eller MS, Harkness DD, Bhawan J, Gilchrest BA. Epidermal differentiation enhances CRABP II expression in human skin. J Invest Dermatol 1994; 103:785-790.
  • Bhawan J, Smolle J. Computerized video image analysis in dermatopathology. Adv Dermatol 1994; 9:115-124.
  • Yamamoto O, Bhawan J, Hara M, Gilchrest BA. Keratinocyte degeneration in human facial skin: documentation of new ultrastructural markers for photodamage and their improvement during topical tretinoin therapy. Exp Dermatol 1995; 4:9-19.
  • Yaar M, Eller MS, Bhawan J, Harkness DD, DiBenedetto PJ, Gilchrest BA. In vivo and in vitro SPRR1 gene expression in normal and malignant keratinocytes. Exp Cell Res 1995; 217:217-226.
  • Yamamoto O, Bhawan J, Solares G, Tsay AW, Gilchrest BA. Ultrastructural effects of topical tretinoin on dermo-epidermal junction and papillary dermis in photodamaged skin. A controlled study. Exp Dermatol 1995; 4:146-154.
  • Bhawan J, Andersen W, Lee J, Labadie R, Solares G. Photoaging versus intrinsic aging: a morphologic assessment of facial skin. J Cutan Pathol 1995; 22:154-159.
  • Toyoda M, Bhawan J. Electron-microscopic observations of cutaneous photoaging versus intrinsic aging. J Geriatr Dermatol 1995; 3: 131-143.
  • Hara M, Toyoda M, Yaar M, Bhawan J, Avila EM, Penner IR, Gilchrest BA. Innervation of melanocytes in human skin. J Exp Med 1996; 184:1385-95.
  • Roten SV, Bhat S, Bhawan J. Elastic fibers in scar tissue. J Cutan Pathol 1996; 23:37-42.
  • Toyoda M, Bhawan J. Ultrastructural evidence for the participation of Langerhans cells in cutaneous photoaging processes: a quantitative comparative study. J Dermatological Sci 1997; 14:87-100.
  • Toyoda M, Hara M, Bhawan J. Epidermal innervation correlates with severity of photodamage. A quantitative ultrastructural study. Exp Dermatol 1996; 5:260-266.
  • Kanik AB, Yaar M, Bhawan J. p75 nerve growth factor receptor staining helps identify desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma. J Cutan Pathol 1996; 23:205-210.
  • Bhawan J. Mel-5: a novel antibody for differential diagnosis of epidermal pigmented lesions of the skin in paraffin embedded sections. Mel Res 1997; 7:43-48.
  • Li N, Andersen WK, Bhawan J. Further confirmation of the association of human herpesvirus 8 with Kaposi’s sarcoma. J. Cutan Pathol 1998; 25:413-419.
  • Shoji T, Park HY, Jalbert N, Bhawan J, Byers HR. In situ and in vitro expression of protein kinase C alpha in human melanocytes. Pigment Cell Res 1998; 11:18-23.
  • Andersen WK, Li N, Bhawan J. Polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR/DGGE)-based detection of clonal T-cell receptor gene rearrangements in parraffin-embedded cutaneous biopsies in cutaneous T-cell lymphoproliferative diseases. J Cutan Pathol 1999; 26:176-182.
  • Li N, Bajoghli A, Kubba A, Bhawan J. Identification of mycobacterial DNA in cutaneous lesions of sarcoidosis. J Cutan Pathol. 1999; 26:271-278.
  • Bhawan J, Cao SL. Amelanotic blue nevus: a variant of blue nevus. Am J Dermatopathol. 1999; 21:225-228.
  • Phillips TJ, Bhawan J, Yaar M, Bello Y, LoPiccolo D, Nash JF. Effect of daily versus intermittent sunscreen application on solar simulated UV radiation-induced skin response in humans. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000; 43:610-618.
  • Li N, Bhawan J. New insights into the applicability of T-cell receptor gamma gene rearrangement analysis in cutaneous T cell lymphoma. J Cutan Pathol. 2001; 28:412-418.
  • Grimes PE, Bhawan J, Kim J, Chiu M, Lask G. Laser resurfacing-induced hypopigmentation: histologic alterations and repigmentation with topical photochemotherapy. Dermatol Surg. 2001; 27:515-520.
  • Cowper SE, Su LD, Bhawan J, Robin HS, LeBoit PE. Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy. Am J Dermatopathol. 2001; 23:383-393.
  • Al Mahroos M, Yaar M, Phillips TJ, Bhawan J, Gilchrest BA. Effect of sunscreen application on UV-induced thymine dimmers. Arch Dermatol. 2002; 138:1480-1485.
  • Stefanato CM, Yaar M, Bhawan J, Phillips TJ, Kosmadaki MG, Botchkarev V, Gilchrest BA. Modulations of nerve growth factor and Bcl-2 in UV-irradiated human epidermis. J Cutan Pathol. 2003; 30:351-357.
  • Zhao Z, Chang H, Trevino R, Whren K, Bhawan J, Klempner MS. Selective up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in human erythema migrans skin lesions of acute lyme disease. J Infect Dis. 2003; 188:1098-1104.
  • Bhawan J, Bansal C, Whren K, Schwertschlag U. K16 expression in uninvolved psoriatic skin; a possible marker of pre-clinical psoriasis. J Cutan Pathol. 2004; 31:471-476.
  • Goukassian DA, Helms E, van Steeg H, van Oostrom C, Bhawan J, Gilchrest BA. Topical DNA oligonucleotide therapy reduces UV-induced mutations and photocarcinogenesis in hairless mice. PNAS 2004; 101: 3933-3938.
  • Grimes PE, Yamada N, Bhawan J. Light microscopic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural alterations in patients with melasma. Am J Dermatopathol. 2005; 27:96-101.
  • Radfar A, Stefanato CM, Ghosn S, Bhawan J. NGFR-Positive desmoplastic melanomas with focal or absent S-100 staining: Further evidence supporting the use of both NGFR and S-100 as a primary immunohistochemical panel for the diagnosis of desmoplastic melanomas. Am J Dermatopathol. 2006; 28:162-167.
  • Gomaa AH, Yaar M, Bhawan J. Cutaneous immunoreactivity of D2-40 antibody beyond the lymphatics. Am J Dermatopathol. 2007; 29:18-21.
  • Ruenger TM, Quintanilla-Dieck MJ, Bhawan J. Role of Cathepsin K in the turnover of the dermal extracellular matrix during scar formation. J Invest Dermatol. 2007; 127:293-297.
  • Spanjaard RA, Whren KM, Graves C, Bhawan J. Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member TROY is a novel melanoma biomarker and potential therapeutic target. Int J Cancer. 2007; 120:1304-10.
  • Huang Z, Yu J, Toselli P, Bhawan J, Sudireddy V, Taylor L, Polgar P. Angiotensin II type 1 and Bradykinin B2 receptors expressed in early stage epithelial cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. J Cell Physiol. 2007; 211:816-825.
  • Khatri KA, Bhawan J, Bhatty RS, Garcia V. Comparison of the open technique with a new wound dressing, H2460, in the healing of an acute wound after laser skin resurfacing. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2007; 9:173-180.
  • Quintanilla-Dieck MJ, Codriansky K, Keady M, Bhawan J, Rünger TM. Cathepsin K in melanoma invasion. J Invest Dermatol. 2008; 128:2281-2288.
  • Taungjaruwinai WM, Bhawan J, Keady M, Thiele JJ. Differential expression of the antioxidant repair enzyme methionine sulfoxide reductase (MSRA and MSRB) in human skin. Am J Dermatopathol. 2009; 31:427-431.
  • Novak P, Marya NB, Whren K, Bhawan J. Dermal Sheet Preparations in the Evaluation of dermal innervation in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. J Cutan Pathol. 2009; 36:296-301.
  • Quintanilla-Dieck M, Codriansky K, Keady M, Bhawan J, Ruenger T. Expression and regulation of cathepsin K in skin fibroblasts. Exp Dermatol. 2009; 18:596-60.
  • Iwamoto S, Iwamoto, AT, Cha J, Clark T, Lu M, Breen C, Bhawan J, Falanga V. The utility of the DNA microarray scanner to simplify the immunofluorescence evaluation of autoimmune bullous diseases. Am J Dermatopathol. 2009; 31:218-222.
  • Quintanilla-Dieck M, Codriansky K, Gan S, Keady M, Bhawan J, Ruenger T. Intracellular degradation of elastin by cathepsin K in skin fibroblasts - a possible role in photoaging. Photochem Photobiol. 2009; 85:1356-1363.
  • Grimes P, Bhawan J, Guevara I, Colón L, Johnson L, Gottschalk R, Pandya A. Continuous therapy followed by a maintenance therapy regimen with a triple combination cream for melasma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010; 62: 962-967.
  • Chang KH, Finn D, Lee D, Bhawan J, Dallal G, Rogers G. Novel 16-minute technique for evaluating melanoma resection margins during Mohs surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011; 64:107-112.
  • Silva CY, Goldberg LJ, Mahalingam M, Bhawan J, Wolpowitz D. Nests with numerous SOX10 and MiTF- positive cells in lichenoid inflammation: pseudomelanocytic nests or authentic melanocytic proliferation? J Cutan Pathol. 2011; 38:797-800.
  • Mardaryev A, Meier N, Poterlowisz K, Sharov A, Sharova T, Ahmed M, Lewis C, Rapisarda V, Fessing M, Ruenger T, Bhawan J, Werner S, Paus R, Botchkarev V. Lhx2 differentially regulates Sox9, Tcf4, and Lgr5 in hair follicle stem cells to promote epidermal regeneratFion after injury. Development. 2011; 138:4843-4852.
  • Torlado G, Bhasin S, Bakhit M, Guo W, Serra C, Safer J, Bhawan J, Jasuja R. Topical androgen antagonism promotes cutaneous would healing without systemic androgen deprivation by blocking B-catenin nuclear translocation and cross-talk with TGFB signaling in keratinocytes. Would Repair and Regneration. 2012; 20:61-73.
  • Goukassian D, Sharov A, Rhodes J, Coleman C, Eller M, Sharova T, Bhawan J, Gilchrest B. Topical application of thymidine dinucleotide to newborn mice reduces and delays development of UV-induced melanomas. J Invest Dermatol. 2012; 132:2664-2666.
  • Bhawan J, Silva C, Taungjaruwinai WM. Inconsistent immunohistochemical expression of lymphatic and blood endothelial cell markers in cutaneous lymphangiomas. J Cutan Pathol. 2013; 40:801-806.
  • Bhawan J, Perez-Chua TA, Goldberg L. Sclerotic bodies beyond nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. J Cutan Pathol. 2013; 40:812-817.
  • Khari KA, Iqbal N, Bhawan J. Laser skin resurfacing during Isotretinoin therapy. Derm Surgery. 2015; 41:758-759.
  • Barron, A, Rice, L, Stifano, G, Shuford, M, Wang YM, Nazari, B, Korndorf, T, Lee J, Lafyatis, R, Browning, J, Bhawan, J. Altered Dermal Fibroblasts in Systemic Sclerosis Display Podoplanin and CD90. Am J Pathol. 2016; 186: 2650-2664.