Heritability of psoriasis in a large twin sample

Ann Sophie Lønnberg; L Skov; A Skytthe; K O Kyvik; O B Pedersen; S F Thomsen

doi:10.1111/bjd.12375

Heritability of psoriasis in a large twin sample

Ann Sophie Lønnberg
, L Skov
, A Skytthe
, K O Kyvik
, O B Pedersen
, S F Thomsen

157 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Previous twin studies have shown greater concordance rates for psoriasis in MZ than in DZ twins, and heritability estimates between 66% and 90%. This supports a genetic influence on psoriasis, but also highlights the fact that genes are not the only explanation for the disease.

Original language	English
Journal	British Journal of Dermatology
Volume	169
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	412-6
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0007-0963
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.12375
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013

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