The skin transcriptome in hidradenitis suppurativa uncovers an antimicrobial and sweat gland gene signature which has distinct overlap with wounded skin.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a debilitating chronic inflammatory skin disease resulting in non-healing wounds affecting body areas of high hair follicle and sweat gland density. The pathogenesis of HS is not well understood but appears to involve dysbiosis-driven aberrant activation of the innat...

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Main Authors: Margaret Coates, Paula Mariottoni, David L Corcoran, Hélène Fradin Kirshner, Tarannum Jaleel, David A Brown, Stephen R Brooks, John Murray, Maria I Morasso, Amanda S MacLeod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216249