Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 405-410, September 2009

The burden of autoimmune disease: A comparison of prevalence ratios in patients with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis

  • Maryanne Makredes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Don Robinson Jr., MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services, Malvern, Pennsylvania
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  • Mohan Bala, PhD

      Affiliations

    • GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
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  • Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH, Clinical Unit for Research Trials in Skin, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford St, #240, Boston, MA 02115.

Accepted 8 February 2009.

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 Data acquisition was supported by Centocor.

 Disclosure: Mr Robinson is an employee and stockholder of Johnson & Johnson. Dr Bala is a stockholder of Johnson & Johnson and an employee of Glaxo Smith Kline. Dr Kimball has been an investigator, speaker, and consultant for Abbott, Centocor, and Amgen. Dr Makredes has no conflicts of interest to declare.

 Presented in part in poster format at the Society of Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, May 14-18, 2008.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00235-7

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.02.015

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 3 , Pages 405-410, September 2009