Lab Information
Elena Netchiporouk (MD/MSc)
ScientistCentre for Translational Biology
Department of Medicine (McGill)
Research Profile
Keywords
Chronic spontaneous urticaria • scleroderma • morphea • systemic sclerosis • skin fibrosisResearch Interests
The incidence of autoimmune diseases affecting the skin and/or internal organs is rising steadily, but at a rate that cannot be explained by genetics alone. This argues for the importance of environmental causes in disease initiation and, possibly, progression. Pollutants and microorganisms (e.g., viruses) may directly damage our cells and elicit production of auto-antibodies by our immune system against our own cells. My research program focuses on understanding the interaction between environment and autoimmune diseases affecting the skin, specifically chronic urticaria and systemic sclerosis. While both are autoimmune in nature, they are completely different with respect to their clinical presentation and prognosis, which makes them ideal to study in parallel.Team Members
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Latest Publications
- Bobica, A. C., Zhu, C., Silotch, C., BinJadeed, H. & Netchiporouk, E. (2025). Successful treatment of localized scleroderma using brodalumab: A case report. SAGE open medical case reports, vol. 13, p. 2050313X251341561.
- Alsaffar, Z., Khalaf, R., Alrafiaah, A., Mohamed, S. D., Netchiporouk, E., Fein, M., Sampalis, J. & Ben-Shoshan, M. (2025). Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody (Anti-TPO antibodies) is Higher in Children with Chronic urticaria Who Require Omalizumab. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice.
- Berberi, G., Maazi, M., Prosty, C., McMullen, E. P., Fein, M., Lima, H., Martinez-Jaramillo, E., Ben-Shoshan, M., Pourpanah, F. & Netchiporouk, E. (2025). Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Urticaria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice.
- Ghazal, S., Muntyanu, A., Aw, K., Kaouache, M., Khoury, L., Piram, M., McCuaig, C., Chédeville, G., Rahme, E., Osman, M., Schachter, J., Bertrand, J. & Netchiporouk, E. (2025). Incidence, prevalence, and mortality of localized scleroderma in Quebec, Canada: a population-based study. Lancet regional health. Americas, vol. 44, p. 101044.
- Ensina, L. F., Brandão, L., Netchiporouk, E. & Bem-Shoshan, M. (2025). Managing Chronic Urticaria in Children: An Update. Current allergy and asthma reports, vol. 25, p. 21.
- Ouchene, L., Udupa, M., Mija, L. A., Moussa, S., Chergui, M., Watters, K. A., Cruz-Marino, T., Tanguay, S., Brimo, F., Fu, L., Rahme, E., Kaouache, M., Foulkes, W. D. & Netchiporouk, E. (2025). Assessing the Diagnostic Metrics of Cutaneous Leiomyomas in Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer (HLRCC) Syndrome: an Observational Study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
- Khoury, L., Prosty, C., Ghazal, S., Gabrielli, S., Torok, K. S., Osman, M., Martinez-Jaramillo, E., Lefrançois, P. & Netchiporouk, E. (2025). Markers of Type 2 Inflammation and Immunosenescence Are Upregulated in Localized Scleroderma. International journal of molecular sciences, vol. 26.
- Le, M., Nanda, R., Conte, S., Zhang Huang, H., Bashihab, R., Ghazawi, F. M., D'Agostino, M. D. & Netchiporouk, E. (2025). The Role of Steroidal Hormones on the Cutaneous Manifestations in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): A Systematic Review. Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, p. 12034754241277492.
- Joly-Chevrier, M., BinJadeed, H., Moussa, S., Muntyanu, A., Khoury, L., Rocha, G., Deschenes, J., Arthurs, B. & Netchiporouk, E. (2024). Ocular Disease in Erythema Elevatum Diutinum: A Systematic Review. Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, p. 12034754241303070.
- Turk, J., Khoury, L., Beauchamp, R., Netchiporouk, E. & Pehr, K. (2025). Neighborhood factors and the risk of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: A systematic review. JAAD international, vol. 18, p. 103-105.
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