Why is psoriasis uncommon in Africans? The influence of dietary factors on the expression of psoriasis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 391-392

  Namazi, M R ^a,b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GAMMA INTERFERON; IBUPROFEN; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; LINOLEIC ACID; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RIBOFLAVIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AFRICA; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PSORIASIS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TISSUE LEVEL;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIET; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACID; PSORIASIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2642585953     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02126.x     Document Type: Article

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