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Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 803 (1 October 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrd2686

Autoimmune Disease: Blocking the drivers

Sarah Crunkhorn

Psoriasis — a chronic autoimmune skin disease characterized by heavily scaled red plaques — is currently incurable. Moreover, available therapies are associated with issues such as inconvenience, limited efficacy, toxicity and high cost.