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Papers: 12 Aug 2023 - 18 Aug 2023

RESEARCH TYPE:
Clinical, Methodology


Human Studies, Molecular/Cellular

PAIN TYPE:
Inflammation/Inflammatory, Itch


2023 Aug 14


Allergy


37577841

Intrapatient comparison of atopic dermatitis skin transcriptome shows differences between tape-strips and biopsies.

Authors

Del Duca E, He H, Liu Y, Pagan AD, David E, Cheng J, Carroll B, Renert-Yuval Y, Bar J, Estrada YD, Maari C, Proulx ES, Krueger JG, Bissonnette R, Guttman-Yassky E

Abstract

Our knowledge of etiopathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD) is largely derived from skin biopsies, which are associated with pain, scarring and infection. In contrast, tape-stripping is a minimally invasive, nonscarring technique to collect skin samples.