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A possible relationship of human leucocyte antigens with psoriasis vulgaris and geographic tongue.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 May 2015
Picciani B L S, Carneiro S, Sampaio A L B, Santos B M, Santos V C B, Gonzaga H F S, Oliveira J C, Porto L C, Dias E P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Geographic tongue (GT) is the most frequent oral lesion in psoriatic patients (PP), and genetic involvement in these conditions has been described. The association of psoriasis with GT is still not clear, and the study of human leucocyte antigen (HLA) may help clarify this relation. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of HLA alleles with psoriasis vulgaris and GT....
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