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Genetic epidemiology of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2005
Rahman P, Elder J T
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are interrelated disorders, as most patients with PsA also have psoriasis. Thus it is not surprising that epidemiological and immunogenetic studies have uncovered important links between these two disorders. Both disorders are highly heritable, and the prevalence of psoriasis is 19 times higher among first degree relatives of probands with PsA compared with the general...
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