Genome-wide meta-analysis implicates mediators of hair follicle development and morphogenesis in risk for severe acne

Genome-wide meta-analysis implicates mediators of hair follicle development and morphogenesis in risk for severe acne

Genome-wide meta-analysis implicates mediators of hair follicle development and morphogenesis in risk for severe acne, Published online: 12 December 2018; doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07459-5

Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammation of the skin, the genetic basis of which is incompletely understood. Here, Petridis et al. perform GWAS and meta-analysis for acne in 26,722 individuals and identify 12 novel risk loci that implicate structure and maintenance of the skin in severe acne risk.

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