Chances of a teenager to develop moderate to severe acne in May largely depend on whether his parents had this problem, a new study. Most teens have acne occasional mainly due to hormonal changes, particularly elevations in serum testosterone. However, some adolescents and adults from acne broader require treatment with prescription topical or oral medications such as antibiotics or isotretinoin, a synthetic form of vitamin A. It is unclear why some teens are more prone to severe acne. According to a Reuters report, new findings from a study of 1000 students in Iranian high schools suggests that family history may be the key.
Researchers found that 14 percent of the students had moderate to severe acne, with prevalence varying significantly by family history. Of those adolescents whose parents or brothers and sisters, once a moderate to severe acne, 20 percent had the same problem. In contrast, the rate was 10 percent among adolescents without such family history, researchers reported in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
The results highlight the importance of genetics to whether an adolescent will have more severe acne, according to senior researcher Christos Zouboulis, Dessau Medical Center in Germany.
"Therefore, children with parents who have experienced severe acne should be monitored regularly and treated earlier, when the lesions of acne occur," he told Reuters Health. Dr. Zouboulis told the story of a mother may be particularly important.
Teens whose mothers were in the moderate to severe acne, were three times more likely to develop problems than their peers were. When fathers had the skin disease, the risk of their children has doubled. This, the researchers said, raises the possibility that a genetic trait linked to the X chromosome plays a role. (Everyone inherits one X chromosome from his mother, while fathers contribute an X chromosome to female children only.)
Researchers found that 14 percent of the students had moderate to severe acne, with prevalence varying significantly by family history. Of those adolescents whose parents or brothers and sisters, once a moderate to severe acne, 20 percent had the same problem. In contrast, the rate was 10 percent among adolescents without such family history, researchers reported in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
The results highlight the importance of genetics to whether an adolescent will have more severe acne, according to senior researcher Christos Zouboulis, Dessau Medical Center in Germany.
"Therefore, children with parents who have experienced severe acne should be monitored regularly and treated earlier, when the lesions of acne occur," he told Reuters Health. Dr. Zouboulis told the story of a mother may be particularly important.
Teens whose mothers were in the moderate to severe acne, were three times more likely to develop problems than their peers were. When fathers had the skin disease, the risk of their children has doubled. This, the researchers said, raises the possibility that a genetic trait linked to the X chromosome plays a role. (Everyone inherits one X chromosome from his mother, while fathers contribute an X chromosome to female children only.)
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