Genetics of psoriasis: the potential impact on new therapies.

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There is considerable epidemiologic evidence that genes play a key role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. It is also clear that multiple genes are involved and that the disease is genetically heterogeneous. Important interactions with the environment are also implicated in its development. A number of genetic loci have been identified by genome wide linkage scans and two loci have been replicated: PSORS1 on...

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