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Combined effects of HLA-Cw6, body mass index and waist-hip ratio on psoriasis vulgaris in Chinese Han population.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Nov 2008
Jin Yongtang, Zhang Fengyu, Yang Sen, Kong Yunming, Xiao Fengli, Hou Yong, Fan Xing, Zhang Xuejun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with an HLA-Cw6 allele. Higher waist-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI) may increase the risk of psoriasis vulgaris, but, to our knowledge, no evidence of the combined effects of HLA-Cw6 and BMI, WHR are available. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the combined effect of HLA-Cw6, BMI and WHR on psoriasis vaulgaris. METHODS: The data of 466...
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