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High frequency of detection of human papillomaviruses associated with epidermodysplasia verruciformis in children with psoriasis.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Oct 2003
Mahé E, Bodemer C, Descamps V, Mahé I, Crickx B, De Prost Y, Favre M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a T-cell-mediated immunological disease characterized by epidermal proliferation. The nature of the antigen(s) responsible for T-cell activation is still unknown. It has been suggested that the human papillomaviruses (HPVs) associated with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV), including the oncogenic HPV5, may contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether...
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