title: Smoking and psoriasis: from epidemiology to pathomechanisms.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Naldi
authors.forename: Santo Raffaele
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mercuri
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology