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Gene polymorphisms of TNF-238G/A, TNF-308G/A, IL10-1082G/A, TNFAIP3, and MC4R and comorbidity occurrence in a Romanian population with psoriasis.
Journal of medicine and life - 1 Jan 2000
Voiculescu Vlad Mihai, Solomon Iulia, Popa Alexandra, Draghici Carmen Cristina, Dobre Maria, Giurcaneanu Calin, Papagheorghe Laura Maria Lucia, Lupu Mihai
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Rationale.Psoriasis is a prevalent chronic inflammatory disease with worldwide distribution affecting approximately 2% of the Caucasian population. There have been many population- and family-based studies that agree on the strong genetic component of this disease. Several studies have investigated the relationship between cytokine gene polymorphisms, psoriasis, and the occurrence of comorbidities but their data...
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