Chronic plaque psoriasis affects approximately 1.6% of the U.K. population. Population, family and twin studies all strongly suggest an important genetic component in the pathogenesis of the disease, although genetic linkage studies have, so far, failed to identify susceptibility genes. We describe a family in which psoriasis cosegregates through three generations with a known autosomal dominant disorder, hereditary multiple exostoses (HME). A major locus for HME has recently been mapped to chromosome 8q. Observations in this family may provide a mapping clue for a psoriasis susceptibility gene.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb13120.x
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