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Contribution of Genetics to the Susceptibility to Hidradenitis Suppurativa in a Large, Cross-sectional Dutch Twin Cohort.
JAMA dermatology - 1 Dec 2020
van Straalen Kelsey R, Prens Errol P, Willemsen Gonneke, Boomsma Dorret I, van der Zee H H
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease in which genetic factors are considered to play a role, with up to 38% of patients reporting a family history. Variations in the γ-secretase genes are found mainly in familial cases with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. These variations are rare in the general population with hidradenitis suppurativa, even in patients who...
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