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Genome-wide association scan yields new insights into the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Apr 2009
Elder J T
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis is a common, immunologically mediated, inflammatory and hyperproliferative disease of the skin and joints, with a multifactorial genetic basis. We earlier mapped PSORS1, the major psoriasis susceptibility gene in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), to within or very near HLA-Cw6. In an effort to identify non-MHC psoriasis genes, we carried out a collaborative genome-wide association study. After...
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