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Aberrant human tissue kallikrein levels in the stratum corneum and serum of patients with psoriasis: dependence on phenotype, severity and therapy.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 May 2007
Komatsu N, Saijoh K, Kuk C, Shirasaki F, Takehara K, Diamandis E P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human tissue kallikreins (KLKs) are a family of 15 trypsin-like or chymotrypsin-like secreted serine proteases (KLK1-KLK15). Multiple KLKs have been quantitatively identified in normal stratum corneum (SC) and sweat as candidate desquamation-related proteases. OBJECTIVES: To quantify KLK5, KLK6, KLK7, KLK8, KLK10, KLK11, KLK13 and KLK14 in the SC and serum of patients with psoriasis, and their...
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