Professor Luke O'Neill
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3 Sep
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And then we realize over time there's actually subtypes.
And the subtyping of disease could be very important because there could be different sort of factors in each subtype.
And then you might design a medicine then to go after a specific subtype.
And that's what's been happening here, as I will explain when I come on to that approach to how we treat these things.
So it's complicated enough in a way, but overall, to summarise that bit, it's in the skin, it's red, it's scaly, it's sore.
And then remember, you get this flaking happening because eventually the dead skin falls off the skin.
And that is the flakes you get, these opaque coloured flakes.
That's happening all the time in normal skin, remember.
You know, dust in your house is mainly dead skin.
Did you know that?
I bet there's a fact for you.
When you're dusting your house, you're dusting away dead skin.
In this case, the dead skin has been made very fast.
Because remember, the keratinocytes are dividing very fast and dying and forming these sheets of cells.
And that's what's coming off your skin when you have psoriasis.
And of course, when you're young, and when I was a teenager when this first began, it's a disturbing thing to see your skin flaking and red, you know.
And in fact, in the early days, people thought it was something like leprosy, which it does affect the skin.
And of course, it makes you very self-conscious, doesn't it?
And so it's a bit of a tricky one, and especially if it's on your face.
And some people get patches on their faces.
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