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Differential human leucocyte allele association between psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a family-based association study.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Aug 2012
Eder Lihi, Chandran Vinod, Pellett Fawnda, Shanmugarajah Sutha, Rosen Cheryl F, Bull Shelley B, Gladman Dafna D
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OBJECTIVE: A recent population-based study identified several HLA alleles as conferring a risk for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among patients with psoriasis. The authors aimed to confirm these results using a family-based association study. METHODS: PsA probands, psoriasis probands and their first-degree family members were included. All participants were evaluated for the presence of psoriasis and inflammatory...
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