Loss of cytokeratin-15 (CK15) expression is not specific for lichen planopilaris (LPP)

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Aug;75(2):428-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.03.003.

Authors

Athanassios Kolivras¹, Nathaniel Thompson², Curtis Thompson³

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Saint-Pierre, Brugmann, and Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: kolivras@gmail.com.
² Metis Inc, San Francisco, California.
³ Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Pathology, and Dermatology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland.

PMID: 27444072
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.03.003

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Hair Follicle / metabolism*
Humans
Keratin-15 / metabolism*
Lichen Planus / metabolism*
Stem Cells / metabolism

Substances

Keratin-15

Supplementary concepts

Lichen planus follicularis