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Psoriasis vulgaris, fetal growth, and genomic imprinting
1 Mar 1992
Abstract excerpt
We report on 2 independent lines of evidence suggesting genomic imprinting of a major gene for psoriasis vulgaris. First, the birth weight of children from psoriatics is influenced by the sex of the psoriatic parent. Children from fathers with psoriasis are considerably (270 g) heavier than children from mothers with psoriasis (P less than 0.004). Second, the disease manifestation (penetrance) depends in part on...
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