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Genetic prediction of the effectiveness of biologics for psoriasis treatment.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 Nov 2016
Nishikawa Rika, Nagai Hiroshi, Bito Toshinori, Ikeda Tetsuya, Horikawa Tatsuya, Adachi Atsuko, Matsubara Tsukasa, Nishigori Chikako
Abstract excerpt
Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α therapy is used for the treatment of psoriasis, with varying outcomes. However, the specific cause of inadequate response or treatment failure remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to identify useful clinical biomarkers for predicting therapeutic responses or to serve as new drug targets for refractory psoriasis cases. We performed a genome-wide association study...
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