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PSORIASIS OCCURING IN YOUNG MONOZYGOTIC TWINS
Author(s) -
Mori Norio,
Yoshikawa Kunihiko,
Ohno Morihide
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1980.tb01945.x
Subject(s) - psoriasis , histocompatibility , monozygotic twin , medicine , similarity (geometry) , immunology , antigen , genetics , biology , human leukocyte antigen , artificial intelligence , computer science , image (mathematics)
Psoriasis occuring in monozygotic twins is reported. Although these patients had a different living environment since birth the similarity in psoriatic pattern and its time of onset suggested the strong influence of genetic factors. However the major histocompatibility antigens A 2 , A 11 , Bw 16 , found in these patients were not those, which have been reported to be significantly increased among Japanese psoriatics.