Psoriasis vulgaris is a complex chronic skin disease with immunological and genetic background. The most important predisposing genetic factors in psoriasis are genes of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region. Accumulative evidence has shown that several HLA alleles are closely associated with psoriasis; however, they tend to vary in different racial and ethnic backgrounds. One hundred forty-seven unrelated Slovak patients with psoriasis vulgaris (average age at onset 28 ± 14 years) were genotyped for the HLA-C, DQB1 and DRB1 alleles by the polymerase chain reaction using sequence-specific primers. Allele frequencies observed in the group of psoriatic patients were compared to those obtained in the ethnically matched control group comprising 194 subjects with no history of psoriasis. Susceptibility to psoriasis vulgaris in our study group is significantly associated with HLA-C*06 (odds ratio (OR) = 3.85), DRB1*07 (OR = 2.56) and DQB1*02 (OR = 1.09), respectively, whereas DRB*01 (OR = 0.05) is associated negatively. Hereby, we provide the first report on the association of HLA-C, DRB1 and DQB1 alleles with psoriasis in the Slovak population. Our findings confirm HLA-C*06 and DRB1*07 as the most important genetic risk factors for psoriasis. However, the role of HLA genes as causative in the pathogenesis of the disease remains unclear. Identification of genetic factors that increase the risk of psoriasis is a precondition that helps to elucidate the pathogenesis of this troubling disease and identify targets for a more specific and effective therapy.

Department of Immunology Comenius University School of Medicine Nám odborárov 14 Bratislava Slovakia

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