Lack of Evidence for Genetic Association to RUNX1 Binding Site at PSORS2 in Different German Psoriasis Cohorts

A DNA variant, rs734232, altering a RUNX1 binding site was recently reported as susceptibility allele at PSORS2 (17q25) in cohorts of psoriasis patients from the US. A testing of this variant in psoriasis patients from Germany did not confirm this association in 300 trios nor in two case-control studies with 281 patients with psoriasis vulgaris and 375 patients with psoriatic arthritis, respectively. These results fail to support rs734232 as a psoriasis susceptibility factor in German psoriasis patients.