Clinical and Molecular Effects of Interleukin-17 Pathway Blockade in Psoriasis

February 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 2 | Original Article | 138 | Copyright © February 2020


Published online January 17, 2020

Lawrence Green MD,a Jeffrey M. Weinberg MD,b Alan Menter MD,c Jennifer Soung MD,d Edward Lain MD,e Abby Jacobsonf

aGeorge Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC bIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY cBaylor Scott & White, Dallas, TX dSouthern California Dermatology, Santa Ana, CA eAustin Institute for Clinical Research, Pflugerville, TX fOrtho Dermatologics, Bridgewater, NJ

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Lawrence Green MD drgreen@looking-younger.com