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Familial aggregation of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Oct 2014
Di Lernia V, Ficarelli E, Lallas A, Ricci C
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a highly heritable disease. It has been suggested that psoriasis is preferentially transmitted from fathers. AIM: To evaluate the degree of familial aggregation of psoriasis; to determine the recurrence risk ratio (λR ) of psoriasis in first, second and third degree relatives of patients with psoriasis; and to investigate the transmission patterns of the disease and their relationships...
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