Transcriptome analysis of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis lesional skin

Purpose: To deeply understand the clinical as well as pathogenetic differences, we have analyzed the genes involved in the epidermal lipid synthesis, epidermal development process and immune responses in the skin of AD and PSO patients. Materials and Methods: We have compared the transcriptomes of lesional skin (epidermis+dermis) from 2 adults AD patients and 2 PSO patients by high-throughput complementary DNA sequencing (RNA-seq). For the gene expression estimation, Cufflinks v2.1.1 was used that is the gene annotation database of Ensembl release 72. Full-thickness skin sample (epidermis+dermis) from lesion of 2 adult atopic dermatitis and 2 psoriasis patients.