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Stratum corneum structure and function correlates with phenotype in psoriasis.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Oct 1996
Ghadially R, Reed J T, Elias P M
Abstract excerpt
Psoriatic epidermis demonstrates a defective program of growth and differentiation, including an abnormal permeability barrier. Despite the fact that damage to the epidermis often initiates the disease, psoriasis is commonly viewed as triggered by aberrant immune phenomena in deeper skin layers. Permeability barrier homeostasis requires the formation and secretion of lamellar body contents, as well as the...
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