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HLA-C, DRB1 and DQB1 alleles involved in genetic predisposition to psoriasis vulgaris in the Slovak population.
Folia microbiologica - 1 Jul 2013
Shawkatová Ivana, Javor Juraj, Párnická Zuzana, Kozub Peter, Zilínková Mária, Frey Peter, Ferenčík Stanislav, Buc Milan
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis vulgaris is a complex chronic skin disease with immunological and genetic background. The most important predisposing genetic factors in psoriasis are genes of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region. Accumulative evidence has shown that several HLA alleles are closely associated with psoriasis; however, they tend to vary in different racial and ethnic backgrounds. One hundred forty-seven unrelated...
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