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Hyeonbin Jo1, Yeeun Ahn1, Beomsu Kim2,3
1Department of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute of Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Psoriasis is a heritable, common chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by cycles of remission and flare-ups. Here, we jointly analyze genomic and single-cell transcriptomic data to elucidate the genetic and molecular architecture of psoriasis. We perform a large-scale genome-wide meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry (n = 1,131,685) and identify 125 independent susceptibility loci associated with psoriasis, including 17 previously unreported loci. Integrating these findings with single-cell transcriptome data identifies the predominant roles of myeloid and T cells in psoriasis and the enriched expression of disease-associated genes in keratinocytes and endothelial cell subsets. Finally, we prioritize 50 potential therapeutic target genes using multiple robust approaches and identify their cell subtype-specific activity patterns across non-lesional, lesional, and treatment conditions, thereby revealing layer-specific cross-cell-type interactions in psoriasis. These findings provide perspectives regarding the pathogenesis of psoriasis and highlight the role of immunometabolism in disease progression.
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