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Genetic Study of Psoriasis Highlights its Close Link with Socioeconomic Status and Affective Symptoms.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Dec 2024
Heikkilä Anni, Sliz Eeva, Huilaja Laura, Reis Kadri, Palta Priit, Elnahas Abdelrahman G, Reigo Anu, Esko Tõnu, Laisk Triin, Teder-Laving Maris, Tasanen Kaisa, Kettunen Johannes
Abstract excerpt
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease with an estimated heritability of around 70%. Previous GWASs have detected several risk loci for psoriasis. To further improve the understanding of the genetic risk factors impacting the disease, we conducted a discovery GWAS in FinnGen and a subsequent replication and meta-analysis with data from the Estonian Biobank and the UK Biobank; the study sample included 925,649...
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