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ReviewNarra J2026

Biomarkers for diagnosis, disease progression, and therapeutic response in psoriasis vulgaris: A mini-review.

Sarah Q Edwar, Yudo Irawan, Windy K Budianti, Endi Novianto, Eyleny M Fitri

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Review in Narra J, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sarah Q EdwarDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Yudo IrawanDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Windy K BudiantiDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Endi NoviantoDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Eyleny M FitriDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease with substantial clinical, psychosocial, and public health impact. Despite advances in therapeutic options, disease management continues to rely predominantly on clinical assessment, which remains limited in its ability to detect early disease, quantify subclinical inflammation, monitor disease progression, and anticipate long-term outcomes. These limitations are further compounded by marked interindividual heterogeneity in disease course, systemic inflammatory burden, comorbidity risk, and treatment response. Although a growing body of research has identified numerous candidate biomarkers related to genetic susceptibility, epidermal pathology, immune activation, and systemic inflammation, their clinical relevance and integration into routine practice remain unclear. A comprehensive synthesis that bridges molecular biomarkers with clinically meaningful applications is therefore needed. This review critically examines the current landscape of biomarkers in psoriasis vulgaris and explores their potential roles in diagnosis, assessment of disease progression, and prediction of therapeutic response. This review discusses genetic biomarkers associated with disease susceptibility and immune pathway regulation, tissue- associated biomarkers reflecting epidermal dysfunction and local inflammatory activity, and soluble biomarkers indicative of systemic inflammation and metabolic dysregulation. By organizing existing evidence across these biomarker domains, this review seeks to highlight conceptual frameworks, unresolved challenges, and future directions for biomarker-informed psoriasis management.

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BiomarkersPsoriasisDisease ProgressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansBiomarkersbiomarkersdisease progressionprecision medicinePsoriasis vulgaristherapeutic response

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PMID42137840
PMCPMC13170920

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