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[Enlightenment from genome-wide association study to genetics of psoriasis].
Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences - 1 Jul 2009
ZHANG Xue-jun
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis is a common autoimmune and hyper proliferative skin disease, characterized by thick, silvery scale patches. Numerous family studies have provided compelling evidence of a genetic predisposition to psoriasis, although the inheritance pattern is unclear. However, few of these studies have achieved consistent results, except for the MHC locus, a problem frequently encountered in the investigation of...
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