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Genomewide scan in german families reveals evidence for a novel psoriasis-susceptibility locus on chromosome 19p13.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2000
Lee Y A, Rüschendorf F, Windemuth C, Schmitt-Egenolf M, Stadelmann A, Nürnberg G, Ständer M, Wienker T F, Reis A, Traupe H
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease with a strong genetic component. Few psoriasis-susceptibility loci have been reported, and only two have been confirmed in independent data sets. This article reports results of a genomewide scan that was performed, using 370 microsatellite markers, for psoriasis-susceptibility loci in 32 German extended families, comprising 162 affected and 195 unaffected...
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