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Psoriasis and melanocytic naevi: does the first confer a protective role against melanocyte progression to naevi?
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Jun 2011
Balato N, Di Costanzo L, Balato A, Patruno C, Scalvenzi M, Ayala F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some of the cytokines that have effects on melanogenesis are also reported to be involved in psoriasis. OBJECTIVES: We therefore studied the relationship between psoriasis and melanocytic naevi. In particular, the aim of our study was to investigate the number of melanocytic naevi in patients with psoriasis vs. controls. METHODS: We performed a prospective case-control study, analysing 93 adult...
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