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Psoriatic arthritis in Japan: difference in clinical features and approach to precision medicine.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Tanaka Yoshiya
Abstract excerpt
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic and progressive inflammatory arthritis that is common among patients with psoriasis, often resulting in permanent damage of joints and spines. Recent report indicates that the prevalence of PsA among Japanese patients with psoriasis is 14.3%, which is similar or slightly less than that of PsA in Caucasian, 6-42%. Skin disorders precede arthritis in 60-80% of Japanese...
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