Song, P Fett, N M Lin, J Merola, J F Costner, M Vleugels, R A
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The British journal of dermatology
Dystrophic calcinosis cutis is a debilitating condition of calcium salt deposition in the skin often occurring in association with connective tissue disease (CTD). Available treatments for calcinosis cutis are unsatisfactory, but given the recent use of topical and intralesional sodium thiosulfate (STS) to treat calcifying disorders, we sought to d...
Winsløw, U C Nordestgaard, B G Afzal, S
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The British journal of dermatology
High plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration has been associated observationally with a high risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), whereas many studies suggest that vitamin D could have a protective effect against cancer. The true association between vitamin D and risk of skin cancer remains unclear. To test the hypothesis that genetic...
García-Doval, I Albrecht, J Flohr, C Batchelor, J Ingram, J R
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The British journal of dermatology
Case reports and case series remain an important part of journals and are often first to document medical breakthroughs. This article reviews their characteristics, aims and limitations. It provides information on how to increase the validity of the bedside decision-making process that these studies report, using tools such as validated outcomes an...
Kang, E G Wu, S Gupta, A von Mackensen, Y-L Siemetzki, H Freudenberg, J M Wigger-Alberti, W Yamaguchi, Y
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The British journal of dermatology
Jain, A van Hoek, A J Walker, J L Forbes, H J Langan, S M Root, A Smeeth, L Thomas, S L
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The British journal of dermatology
Zoster vaccination was introduced in England in 2013, where tackling health inequalities is a statutory requirement. However, specific population groups with higher zoster burden remain largely unidentified. To evaluate health inequalities in zoster disease burden prior to zoster vaccine introduction in England. This population-based cohort study u...
Ashack, K A Burton, K A Barber, C St Claire, K Mounessa, J Dunnick, C A Norris, D A Dellavalle, R P
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The British journal of dermatology
Stull, D E Griffiths, C E M Gilloteau, I Zhao, Y Guana, A Finlay, A Y Sherif, B Houghton, K Puig, L
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The British journal of dermatology
The appearance and lifelong, chronic nature of psoriasis result in considerable burden to patients, such as sleep impairment, depressive symptoms, negative self-esteem and reduced work productivity. To examine direct and indirect (mediated) effects of secukinumab vs. ustekinumab on quality of life, work productivity and activity impairment based on...
Weng, H-J Wang, T-S Tsai, T-F
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The British journal of dermatology
Condorelli, A G Fortugno, P Cianfarani, F Proto, V Di Zenzo, G Didona, B Zambruno, G Castiglia, D
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The British journal of dermatology
Recessive mutations in the LAMA3, LAMB3 and LAMC2 genes that encode laminin-332 (LM332) (α3a, β3 and γ2 chains, respectively) cause different junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) subtypes. Biallelic truncating mutations in any of these three genes usually lead to lack of protein expression resulting in the severe generalized JEB subtype, while mi...
Kelly, A S De la Harpe Golden, P D'Arcy, C Lally, A
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The British journal of dermatology
