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HLA-Cw6-positive patients with psoriasis show improved response to methotrexate treatment.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Aug 2017
West J, Ogston S, Berg J, Palmer C, Fleming C, Kumar V, Foerster J
Abstract excerpt
It is well documented that patients with human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-Cw6+ (type 1) psoriasis have increased severity and reduced age of onset of psoriasis. However, not much is known about any differential response of this genetic subgroup to various treatments. We set out to determine if there was any genetic association of the HLA-Cw6 allele with the first-line systemic treatment commonly used in psoriasis,...
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