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. 2005 Mar;64(Suppl 2):ii37–ii39. doi: 10.1136/ard.2004.030775

Genetic epidemiology of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

P Rahman, J Elder
PMCID: PMC1766868  PMID: 15708933

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