Dermatology Group

Recent Publications

Boehncke WH, Boehncke S, Tobin AM, Kirby B. The ‘Psoriatic march’: a concept of how severe psoriasis may drive cardiovascular comorbidity DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0625.2011.01261.x PMID:21410760

McAleer MA, Mason DL, Cunningham S, O’Shea SJ, McCormick PA, Stone C, Collins P, Rogers S, Kirby B. Alcohol misuse in patients with psoriasis: identification and relationship to disease severity and psychological distress. Br. J. Dermatol 2011 Jun;164(6):1256-61. PMID 21457207.

Riveira-Munoz E, He SM, Escaramís G, Stuart PE, Hüffmeier U, Lee C, Kirby B, Oka A, Giardina E, Liao W, Bergboer J, Kainu K, de Cid R, Munkhbat B, Zeeuwen PL, Armour JA, Poon A, Mabuchi T, Ozawa A, Zawirska A, Burden AD, Barker JN, Capon F, Traupe H, Sun LD, Cui Y, Yin XY, Chen G, Lim HW, Nair RP, Voorhees JJ, Tejasvi T, Pujol R, Munkhtuvshin N, Fischer J, Kere J, Schalkwijk J, Bowcock A, Kwok PY, Novelli G, Inoko H, Ryan AW, Trembath RC, Reis A, Zhang XJ, Elder JT, Estivill X. Meta-analysis confirms the LCE3C_LCE3B deletion as a risk factor for psoriasis in several ethnic groups and finds interaction with HLA-Cw6. PMID 21107349

Ryan C, De Gascun CF, Powell C, Sheahan K, Mooney EE, McCormick A, Kirby B.Cytomegalovirus-induced cutaneous vasculopathy and perianal ulceration. PMID: 21571203

Sweeney CM, Tobin AM, Kirby B. Innate immunity in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Arch Dermatol Res 2011 Aug 24. PMID 21863252

Tobin AM, Lynch L, Kirby B, O’Farrelly C. Natural killer cells in psoriasis. J. Innate Immun 2011;3(4):403-10. PMID 21613780

Tobin AM, Hughes R, Hand EB, Leong T, Graham IM, Kirby B. Homocysteine status and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasis: a case-control study. Clin Exp Dermatol 2011 Jan;36(1);19-23. PMID 20545954