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Psoriasis...& Psoriatic Arthritis..

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B13 for psoriasis, BUT B27 for psoriatic arthritis.

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B17 is also associated with psoriasis.

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Most important to remember is the HLAB27 for association with arthritis.

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HLA-DR

H - Hashimoto
L - sLE
A - Addisons
D - Diabetes [2], Dermatitis herpetiformis
R - Rheumatoid Arthitis

HLA-B

P - Psoriasis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
I - Inflammatory bowel disease
R - Reiters syndrome

One more thing about HLAs - Class II MHC diseases are more common in women - so HLADRs are more common in women - whereas Class I MHC diaseases are more common in men - e.g. Ankylosing Spondylitis

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