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Lack of association of HLA-C alleles with late-onset psoriasis in the northern Polish population.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Szczerkowska-Dobosz Aneta, Niespodziana Katarzyna, Rebała Krzysztof, Garstecka Joanna, Lange Magdalena, Barańska-Rybak Wioletta
Abstract excerpt
The HLA (human leukocyte antigen) Cw*06 allele demonstrates the strongest association with susceptibility to early-onset psoriasis in most populations. Recent data have indicated that late-onset psoriasis (LOP) demonstrates only a weak association with Cw*0602, and suggest that this type of psoriasis may represent a distinct subtype of the disease. The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of human...
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