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The association of psoriasis with human leukocyte antigens in Korean population and the influence of age of onset and sex.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Feb 2000
Kim T G, Lee H J, Youn J I, Kim T Y, Han H
Abstract excerpt
To identify HLA markers that may contribute to the genetic susceptibility of Koreans to psoriasis, we studied 84 psoriasis patients, with serologic HLA types of A, B, and genotypes of HLA-Cw, DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, DPB1 alleles. The distribution of HLA markers and the associated haplotypes were analyzed according to age and sex. HLA-Cw*0602 showed the strongest association with psoriasis (relative risk = 36.0, p <...
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