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To gain further insight into the genetic architecture of psoriasis, we conducted a meta-analysis of 3 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and 2 independent data sets genotyped on the Immunochip, including 10,588 cases and 22,806 controls. We identified 15 new susceptibility loci, increasing to 36 the number associated with psoriasis in European individuals. We also identified, using conditional analyses, five independent signals within previously known loci. The newly identified loci shared with other autoimmune diseases include candidate genes with roles in regulating T-cell function (such as RUNX3, TAGAP and STAT3). Notably, they included candidate genes whose products are involved in innate host defense, including interferon-mediated antiviral responses (DDX58), macrophage activation (ZC3H12C) and nuclear factor (NF)-?B signaling (CARD14 and CARM1). These results portend a better understanding of shared and distinctive genetic determinants of immune-mediated inflammatory disorders and emphasize the importance of the skin in innate and acquired host defense. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We carried out a meta-analysis of two recent psoriasis genome-wide association studies with a combined discovery sample of 1,831 affected individuals (cases) and 2,546 controls. One hundred and two loci selected based on P value rankings were followed up in a three-stage replication study including 4,064 cases and 4,685 controls from Michigan, Toronto, Newfoundland and Germany. In the combined meta-analysis, we identified three new susceptibility loci, including one at NOS2 (rs4795067, combined P = 4 × 10−11), one at FBXL19 (rs10782001, combined P = 9 × 10−10) and one near PSMA6-NFKBIA (rs12586317, combined P = 2 × 10−8). All three loci were also associated with psoriatic arthritis (rs4795067, combined P = 1 × 10−5; rs10782001, combined P = 4 × 10−8; and rs12586317, combined P = 6 × 10−5) and purely cutaneous psoriasis (rs4795067, combined P = 1 × 10−8; rs10782001, combined P = 2 × 10−6; and rs12586317, combined P = 1 × 10−6). We also replicated a recently identified association signal near RNF114 (rs495337, combined P = 2 × 10−7). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]