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Physicians' response to a letter to confirm diagnosis in a genetic study of psoriasis.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Mahé Emmanuel, Lahfa Morad, Mansouri Samira, Mosharraf-Olmolk Haydeh, Le Rebours Jocelyne, Prud'Homme Jean-François, Fischer Judith
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Context. Phenotyping of diseases is essential for genetic studies. In common diseases like psoriasis, the co-operation of family practitioners is helpful to confirm the phenotype of the patients. A genetic study was initiated in France by Généthon in 1996 in order to localise and identify genes for susceptibility to psoriasis. We used an unusual means to confirm psoriasis diagnosis: letters sent to patients'...
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