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The region of 150 kb telometic to HLA-C is associated with psoriasis in the Jewish population.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Nov 2005
Martínez-Borra Jesús, Brautbar Chaim, González Segundo, Enk Claes D, López-Vázquez Antonio, López-Larrea Carlos
Abstract excerpt
The HLA-Cw*0602 has been associated with psoriasis in different ethnic groups. But, it remains unclear whether HLA-C is the PSORS1 gene (the psoriasis gene in the MHC). Thus, several case-control studies have been performed in order to investigate whether HLA-C itself determines the susceptibility to the disease. We studied 59 Jewish patients with type I psoriasis and 79 matched controls. Polymorphic genes and...
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