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PSORS2 markers are not associated with psoriatic arthritis in the Italian population.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2006
Giardina Emiliano, Predazzi Irene, Sinibaldi Cecilia, Peconi Cristina, Amerio Paolo, Costanzo Antonio, Paradisi Andrea, Capizzi Rodolfo, Paradisi Mauro, Chimenti Sergio, Taccari Egisto, Novelli Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy characterized by the association of arthritis and psoriasis (Ps). The precise etiology of PsA is unknown, but epidemiological studies supported the existence of a genetic component for the disease. Here we report an association study on a large PsA Italian cohort for DNA variants recently reported as associated alleles at PSORS2 (17q25) in Ps cohorts...
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