Congenital deficiency reveals critical role of ISG15 in skin homeostasis

Congenital deficiency reveals critical role of ISG15 in skin homeostasis

Ulcerating skin lesions are manifestations of human ISG15 deficiency, a type I interferonopathy. However, chronic inflammation may not be their exclusive cause. We describe two siblings with recurrent skin ulcers that healed with scar formation upon corticosteroid treatment. Both had a homozygous no...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Nasir Hayat Malik, Syed Fakhar-ul-Hassnain Waqas, Jana Zeitvogel, Jingyuan Cheng, Robert Geffers, Zeinab Abu-Elbaha Gouda, Ahmed Mahrous Elsaman, Ahmed R. Radwan, Matthias Schefzyk, Peter Braubach, Bernd Auber, Ruth Olmer, Mathias Müsken, Lennart M. Roesner, Gisa Gerold, Sven Schuchardt, Sylvia Merkert, Ulrich Martin, Felix Meissner, Thomas Werfel, Frank Pessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2022-02-01
Series:The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Subjects:
Autoimmunity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI141573

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https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI141573

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