The possible association of hidradenitis suppurativa and Down syndrome: Is increased amyloid precursor protein expression resulting in impaired Notch signalling the missing link?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1375-1377

  Blok, J ^a   Jonkman, M ^a   Horvath B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; ANTIANDROGEN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; ETANERCEPT; GAMMA SECRETASE; INFLIXIMAB; NICASTRIN; NOTCH RECEPTOR; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; NOTCH2 RECEPTOR; PREDNISONE; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903152311     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12887     Document Type: Letter

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