Subjects with severe psoriasis will be selected prospectively from the clinics of the University of Michigan, Dept. of Dermatology.
The comparison group (subjects without psoriasis) will be targeted in the Dermatology clinic by screening for matching variables before enrollment. This group will be matched by age and gender to the psoriasis population, and on Framingham risk score.
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