Smoking and psoriasis: from epidemiology to pathomechanisms.
Smoking is a well-established environmental risk factor for psoriasis. It should be carefully considered in genetic studies because smoking can modify risk estimates for genetic markers. Genome-wide association studies may facilitate the analysis of genetic-environmental interaction in psoriasis.
Naldi
Luigi
L
Centro Studi GISED, Fondazione per la Ricerca Ospedale Maggiore, Unità di Dermatologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Via Garibaldi 13/15, 24100 Bergamo, Italy. luigi.naldi@gised.it
Mercuri
Santo Raffaele
SR
D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology