Publication Date:
2015-05-07
Description:
Article About 2% of the population are affected by psoriasis, a chronic skin disease with complex genetics. Here Tsoi et al. conduct a meta-analysis of several genome-wide association studies and identify five novel loci, helping to further our understanding of the biology behind this condition. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms8001 Authors: Lam C. Tsoi, Sarah L. Spain, Eva Ellinghaus, Philip E. Stuart, Francesca Capon, Jo Knight, Trilokraj Tejasvi, Hyun M. Kang, Michael H. Allen, Sylviane Lambert, Stefan W. Stoll, Stephan Weidinger, Johann E. Gudjonsson, Sulev Koks, Külli Kingo, Tonu Esko, Sayantan Das, Andres Metspalu, Michael Weichenthal, Charlotta Enerback, Gerald G. Krueger, John J. Voorhees, Vinod Chandran, Cheryl F. Rosen, Proton Rahman, Dafna D. Gladman, Andre Reis, Rajan P. Nair, Andre Franke, Jonathan N.W.N. Barker, Goncalo R. Abecasis, Richard C. Trembath, James T. Elder
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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