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Simultaneous Onset of Psoriasis Vulgaris in Monozygotic Twins

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Schittenhelmstr. 7, D-24105, Kiel, Germany

    Regine Gläser, Ulrich Mrowietz & Enno Christophers

  2. Institute of Immunology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Stefan Jenisch

  3. Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Eva Simeoni

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Gläser, R., Mrowietz, U., Jenisch, S. et al. Simultaneous Onset of Psoriasis Vulgaris in Monozygotic Twins. Am J Clin Dermatol 2, 183–186 (2001). https://doi.org/10.2165/00128071-200102030-00007

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