title: High frequency of psoriasis in relatives in a Turkish multiple sclerosis cohort.
abstract: Psoriasis was recently accepted as an autoimmune T cell-mediated disease. Various autoimmune disease associations for psoriasis have been defined, including multiple sclerosis, a model autoimmune demyelinating neurologic disorder. In this study, the familial frequency of psoriasis in a Turkish multiple sclerosis cohort was investigated, and a higher frequency of psoriasis was found, supporting the presence of a complex background of autoimmunity underlying psoriasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. sibel.dogan@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Nilgün
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Atakan
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurne
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karabudak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult