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The psoriasis genetics as a model of complex disease.
Current drug targets. Inflammation and allergy - 1 Jun 2004
Giardina Emiliano, Sinibaldi Cecilia, Novelli Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis [OMIM*177900] is a common, chronic and papulosquamous inflammatory skin disease affecting approximately 2% of Caucasian. However, this disorder is rare among Japanese, Eskimos, West Africans and North American blacks and very uncommon in North American and South American natives. The causes for these variations are likely to be both genetic and environmental. Population-based studies and twin studies...
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