Article
HLA-Cw*0602 and HIV-associated psoriasis.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Sept 1998
Mallon E, Young D, Bunce M, Gotch F M, Easterbrook P J, Newson R, Bunker C B
Abstract excerpt
The aetiopathogenesis of psoriasis is unknown, but genetic and environmental factors may be involved. Psoriasis may not be one disease but a cutaneous inflammatory reaction pattern consequent upon several different independent or related stimuli in susceptible individuals. There are controversial...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- HLA-C Antigens
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Psoriasis