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STAT4 gene polymorphism is associated with psoriasis in the genetically homogeneous population of Crete, Greece.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2009
Zervou Maria I, Goulielmos George N, Castro-Giner Francesc, Tosca Androniki D, Krueger-Krasagakis Sabine
Abstract excerpt
Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of many complex diseases have successfully identified novel susceptibility loci, with many of them being associated with more than one condition. Taking into consideration that different autoimmune diseases may share some common pathogenetic pathways, we hypothesized that STAT4, a susceptibility gene found to be associated with increased risk for systemic lupus...
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