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Molecular diagnostics of inflammatory disease: New tools and perspectives
Author(s) -
GarzorzStark Natalie,
Lauffer Felix
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0625
pISSN - 0906-6705
DOI - 10.1111/exd.13235
Subject(s) - disease , molecular diagnostics , medicine , personalized medicine , precision medicine , computational biology , data science , bioinformatics , intensive care medicine , computer science , biology , pathology
This essay reviews current approaches to establish novel molecular diagnostic tools for inflammatory skin diseases. Moreover, it highlights the importance of stratifying patients according to molecular signatures and revising current outdated disease classification systems to eventually reach the goal of personalized medicine.