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Analysis of phenotypic variation in psoriasis as a function of age at onset and family history.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Jul 2002
Stuart Philip, Malick Farah, Nair Rajan P, Henseler Tilo, Lim Henry W, Jenisch Stefan, Voorhees John, Christophers Enno, Elder James T
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the relationship between psoriasis disease severity, age at onset, and family history, we analyzed 537 US psoriatics, most of whom were from Michigan. Total body surface area involvement (%TBSA), presence or absence of joint complaints, and nail involvement were measured. Analysis of familial psoriatics revealed that %TBSA was 15.1% when onset was early, but only 8.7% when onset was late ( P=0.00003)....
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