Do lichen planopilaris and pseudopelade of Brocq involve distinct disease associated gene expression patterns by microarray?
Our findings may have important implications for understanding the pathogenesis of LPP and PPB at the molecular level. Results suggest LPP and PPB involve different mechanisms of disease development and should be regarded as biologically distinct cicatricial alopecia diagnoses. Genes that we have identified may be useful as markers of the respective diagnoses and may be potential therapeutic targets.
Study findings are the first to suggest that low SES might increase the likelihood of both greater negative as well as positive MH outcomes in cancer survivors.