Association of β-defensin copy number and psoriasis in three cohorts of European origin

A single previous study has demonstrated significant association of psoriasis with copy number of beta-defensin genes, using DNA from psoriasis cases and controls from Nijmegen and Erlangen. In this study we attempted to replicate that finding in larger new cohorts from Erlangen (N = 2017) and Michi...

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Main Authors: Stuart, Philip E, Hüffmeier, Ulrike, Nair, Rajan P, Palla, Raquel, Tejasvi, Trilokraj, Schalkwijk, Joost, Elder, James T, Reis, Andre, Armour, John AL
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447111/