Collecting a set of psoriasis family material through a patient organization; clinical characterisation and presence of additional disorders

BMC Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Inerot, Annica ^a   Enerbäck, Charlotta ^a   Enlund, Fredrik ^a   Martinsson, Tommy ^a   Samuelsson, Lena ^a   Wahlström, Jan ^a   Swanbeck, Gunnar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA C*06 ANTIGEN; HLA-C*06 ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENTERITIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC TRAIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TWINS; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 27644529332     PISSN: 14715945     EISSN: 14715945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-5945-5-10     Document Type: Article

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