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A 9-centimorgan interval of chromosome 10 controls the T cell-dependent psoriasiform skin disease and arthritis in a murine psoriasis model.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Apr 2008
Wang Honglin, Kess Daniel, Lindqvist Anna-Karin B, Peters Thorsten, Sindrilaru Anca, Wlaschek Meinhard, Blakytny Robert, Holmdahl Rikard, Scharffetter-Kochanek Karin
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Psoriasis is a complex genetic disease of unresolved pathogenesis with both heritable and environmental factors contributing to onset and severity. In addition to a disfiguring skin inflammation, approximately 10-40% of psoriasis patients suffer from destructive joint involvement. Previously, we reported that the CD18 hypomorphic PL/J mouse carrying a mutation resulting in reduced expression of the common chain...
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