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Mapping the future of common diseases: lessons from psoriasis.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Jan 2007
Giardina Emiliano, Sinibaldi Cecilia, Novelli Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis (OMIM*177900) is a common, chronic, hyperproliferative inflammatory disorder of the skin affecting approximately 2% of Caucasians. Despite the prevalence of psoriasis in general population, significant differences in the incidence among Japanese, Eskimos, West Africans, north American blacks and American natives are well known. The cause for these variations are likely to be both genetic and...
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