title: American Academy of Dermatology-68th annual meeting. 5-9 March 2010, Miami Beach, FL, USA.
abstract: The American Academy of Dermatology, held in Miami Beach, FL, USA, included topics covering new therapeutic and diagnostic developments in the field of dermatological diseases. This conference report highlights selected presentations on melanoma, including genetic risk factors, improvements in detection, molecular classification and targeting BRAF mutations, and on psoriasis, including the immunology of psoriasis, biological therapies and psoriasis as a systemic illness.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. talley.whang@mountsinai.org
authors.forename: Talley
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Whang
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D048493:Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / Q000187:drug effects; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007155:Immunologic Factors; C482119:BRAF protein, human; D048493:Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf