Psoriasis regression analysis of MHC loci identifies shared genetic variants with vitiligo.

Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease with genetic components of both immune system and the epidermis. PSOR1 locus (6q21) has been strongly associated with psoriasis; however, it is difficult to identify additional independent association due to strong linkage disequilibrium in the MHC reg...

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Main Authors: Kun-Ju Zhu, Yong-Mei Lv, Xian-Yong Yin, Zai-Xing Wang, Liang-Dan Sun, Su-Min He, Hui Cheng, Da-Yan Hu, Zheng Zhang, Yang Li, Xian-Bo Zuo, You-Wen Zhou, Sen Yang, Xing Fan, Xue-Jun Zhang, Feng-Yu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3220662?pdf=render