Main Category: Eczema / Psoriasis
Also Included In: Dermatology
Article Date: 24 Jun 2012 - 0:00 PDT
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Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which skin cells proliferate out of control. For some hard-to-heal wounds, the problem is just the opposite: Restorative skin cells don't grow well or fast enough. In a paper published in Immunity, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe a molecule that may lead to new treatments for both problems.An international team of scientists led by principal investigator Richard L. Gallo, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and chief of UC San Diego's Division of Dermatology, analyzed skin biopsies of
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