Altered skin microbiome, inflammation, and JAK/STAT signaling in Southeast Asian ichthyosis patients
Ho M, Nguyen H, Van Hoang M, Bui T, Vu B, Dinh T, Vo H, Blaydon D, Eldirany S, Bunick C, Bui C. Altered skin microbiome, inflammation, and JAK/STAT signaling in Southeast Asian ichthyosis patients. Human Genomics 2024, 18: 38. PMID: 38627868, PMCID: PMC11022333, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-024-00603-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin microbiomeCI patientsJAK/STAT-signaling pathwayRecurrent pathogenic variantsMeta-genomeCommensal microbiotaHereditary skin disordersJAK/STAT signalingIncreased production of inflammatory cytokinesIncreased susceptibility to infectionJAK/STAT-signalingPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPathogenic variantsAge- and gender-matched controlsSkin barrier defectsHigher colonizationResultsThis case-control studyProduction of inflammatory cytokinesMicrobial populationsBlood mononuclear cellsImproving therapeutic managementEpidermal scalesCase-control studyMicrobiomeGender-matched controls