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Antiviral gene expression in psoriasis
23 Mar 2015
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis patients have relatively infrequent cutaneous viral infections compared to atopic dermatitis patients. Increased expression of four antiviral proteins (MX1, BST2, ISG15 and OAS2) has been reported in psoriatic skin and genetic studies of psoriasis have identified susceptibility genes in antiviral pathways. OBJECTIVE: To determine if psoriasis is associated with pervasive expression of...
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