U-M Scientists Identify Major Psoriasis Susceptibility Gene: Could Lead To Safer And More Effective Psoriasis Treatments

... University of Michigan scientists have found a common genetic variation in an immune system gene that makes people much more likely to develop psoriasis â€" a disfiguring inflammatory skin disease.Named PSORS1 (SORE-ESS-1), for psoriasis susceptibility 1, the gene is the first genetic determinant of psoriasis to be definitively identified in a large clinical study... click link for more info. ...