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Psoriasis: What’s the Genetic Link?
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Oil</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/can-you-use-argan-oil">Argan Oil</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/is-charcoal-shampoo-good-for-scalp-psoriasis">Charcoal Shampoo</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hemp-oil-for-psoriasis">Hemp Oil</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/goats-milk-for-psoriasis">Goats Milk</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/witch-hazel-psoriasis">Witch Hazel</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/medicine-cabinet-staples">Medicine Cabinet Staples</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/video/how-to-remove-psoriasis-scales-from-scalp">Removing Psoriasis Scales</a></li></ul></div></li><li><h3><button aria-expanded="false" 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href="https://www.healthline.com/health/photos-types-psoriasis">Types</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/inverse-psoriasis">Inverse Psoriasis</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis-guttate">Psoriasis Guttate</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/palmoplatar-pustulosis">Palmoplantar Pustulosis</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/erythrodermic-psoriasis">Erythrodermic Psoriasis</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/genital-psoriasis">Genital Psoriasis</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sebopsoriasis">Sebopsoriasis</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/pustular-psoriasis">Pustular Psoriasis</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-in-children">In Children</a></li><li><a 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href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/disability-benefits-for-psoriasis">Disability Benefits</a></li><li><a class="css-byqu81" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/will-my-psoriasis-worsen-as-i-get-older-what-to-know">Changes with Age</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div></div></nav><div><div class="css-m260rd"><div data-article-body="0" class="css-1h1rean css-1kdolwm"><div class="css-z468a2"><h1>Is Psoriasis Hereditary?</h1><div data-preamp="social-proof-lessons"></div><div data-testid="byline"><section data-testid="byline" class="css-4baf7j"><div class="css-1q67gt9"><div class="css-quwpxp"><img src="//i0.wp.com/post.healthline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Debra-Sullivan-500x500-Bio.png?w=105&h=105" alt=""/></div></div><div><span><span><a class="css-1c2ok3c css-ro87dg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Medically reviewed</a> by <a class="css-1c2ok3c css-ro87dg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Debra Sullivan, Ph.D., MSN, R.N., CNE, COI</a></span></span> — <span><span><span><span>Written by <a class="css-1c2ok3c css-ro87dg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marjorie Hecht</a></span></span></span></span> — <a class="css-1c2ok3c css-ro87dg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span> Updated on February 9, 2023</span></a></div></section></div><div><nav class="css-wp9hsz fontWeight" id="tab-bar-0" data-testid="tab-bar"><ul class="css-wy0i0w"><li class="css-a8aps"><a href="#genetics" class="css-imydbp">Genetics</a></li><li class="css-a8aps"><a href="#risk-factors" class="css-imydbp">Risk factors</a></li><li class="css-a8aps"><a href="#gene-therapy" class="css-imydbp">Gene therapy</a></li><li class="css-a8aps"><a href="#traditional-treatments" class="css-imydbp">Traditional treatments</a></li><li class="css-a8aps"><a href="#takeaway" class="css-imydbp">Takeaway</a></li></ul></nav><article class="article-body css-d2znx6 undefined"><div data-testid="tabbed-article-section" class="css-12va8w7"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><div><p class="css-w2pt6r">Psoriasis appears to have a genetic component. But you can develop psoriasis without a family history of the disease. </p></div></div><div><p class="h2">What is psoriasis and how do you get it?</p></div><div><div data-preamp="serena-chatbot"></div></div><div><p>Psoriasis is a skin condition characterized by itchy scales, inflammation, and redness. It usually occurs on the scalp, knees, elbows, hands, and feet.</p></div><div><p>According to one study, about <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.013" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">7.4 million</a> people in the United States were living with psoriasis in 2013.</p></div><div><p><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">Psoriasis</a> is <a class="content-link css-1c2ok3c sl" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/is-psoriasis-an-autoimmune-disease">an autoimmune disease</a>. Immune cells in your blood mistakenly recognize newly produced skin cells as foreign invaders and attack them. This can cause the overproduction of new skin cells beneath the surface of your skin.</p></div><div><p>These new cells migrate to the surface and force out existing skin cells. That causes the scales, itching, and inflammation of psoriasis.</p></div><div><p>Genetics almost certainly plays a role. Read on to learn more about the role of genetics in the development of psoriasis.</p></div><div class="css-20w1gi"><aside class="css-0 css-0" data-testid="sticky-inline-ad" data-sticky="false"><div><div data-empty="true" class="css-1sq15os"><div class="css-1hjaa0k"><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div id="inline2__slot" data-adbridg-ad-class="inline2__slot" data-ad="true" class="css-1t05dkn"></div></div></div></aside></div></div><div data-testid="tabbed-article-section" class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="genetics">Is there a link between genetics and psoriasis?</a></div></h2></div><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>Psoriasis usually appears between the ages of 15 and 35, according to the <a href="https://www.psoriasis.org/parents/about-psoriasis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)</a>. However, it may occur at any age. For example, about 20,000 children under the age of 10 are diagnosed with psoriasis every year.</p></div><div><p>Psoriasis can occur in people with no family history of the disease. Having a family member with the disease <a href="https://www.psoriasis.org/parents/about-psoriasis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">increases your risk</a>.</p></div><div><ul><li>If one of your parents has psoriasis, you have about a 10 percent chance of getting it.</li><li>If both of your parents have psoriasis, your risk is 50 percent.</li><li>About one-third of people diagnosed with psoriasis have a relative with psoriasis.</li></ul></div><div><p>Scientists working on the genetic causes of psoriasis start by assuming that the condition results from a problem with the immune system. <hl-trusted-source source="PubMed Central" rationale="Highly respected database from the National Institutes of Health"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285384/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">Research</a></hl-trusted-source> on psoriatic skin shows that it contains large numbers of immune cells that produce inflammatory molecules known as cytokines.</p></div><div><p>Psoriatic skin also contains gene mutations known as alleles.</p></div><div><p>Early research in the 1980s led to the belief that one specific allele might be responsible for passing on the disease through families.</p></div><div><p><hl-trusted-source source="PubMed Central" rationale="Highly respected database from the National Institutes of Health"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957827/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">Researchers</a></hl-trusted-source> later discovered that the presence of this allele, <em>HLA-Cw6</em>, wasn’t sufficient to cause a person to develop the disease. More <hl-trusted-source source="PubMed Central" rationale="Highly respected database from the National Institutes of Health"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29072309" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">recent studies</a></hl-trusted-source> show that more research is still needed to better understand the relationship between <em>HLA-Cw6</em> and psoriasis.</p></div><div><p>Use of more advanced techniques has led to the identification of <a href="https://www.psoriasis.org/research/genes-and-psoriatic-disease" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">about 25</a> different regions in human genetic material (the genome) that may be associated with psoriasis.</p></div><div><p>As a result, genetic studies can now give us an indication of a person’s risk of developing psoriasis. The link between the genes that are associated with psoriasis and the condition itself isn’t yet fully understood.</p></div><div><p>Psoriasis involves an interaction between your immune system and your skin. That means it’s hard to know what’s the cause and what’s the effect.</p></div><div><p>The new findings in genetic research have provided important insights, but we still don’t clearly understand what causes a psoriasis outbreak. The precise method by which psoriasis is passed from parent to child is also not fully understood.</p></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div data-testid="tabbed-article-section" class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="risk-factors">What are other contributing factors to psoriasis?</a></div></h2></div><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>Most people with psoriasis have periodic outbreaks or flare-ups followed by periods of remission. <a href="https://www.psoriasis.org/psoriatic-arthritis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">About 30 percent </a>of people with psoriasis also experience inflammation of the joints that resembles arthritis. This is called <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriatic-arthritis" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">psoriatic arthritis</a>.</p></div><div><p>Environmental factors that may trigger a psoriasis onset or flare-up include:</p></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-relieve-stress-anxiety" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">stress</a></li><li>cold and dry weather</li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hiv-aids" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">HIV infection</a></li><li>drugs such as lithium, <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease/beta-blockers" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">beta-blockers</a>, and antimalarials</li><li>withdrawal of <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/corticosteroids-what-are-they" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">corticosteroids</a></li></ul></div><div><p>Injury or trauma to a portion of your skin may sometimes become the site of a psoriasis flare-up. Infection may also be a trigger. The <a href="https://www.psoriasis.org/parents/about-psoriasis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">NPF</a> notes that infection, especially <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/strep-throat" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">strep throat</a> in young people, is reported as a trigger for psoriasis onset.</p></div><div><p>Some diseases are more likely in people with psoriasis than in the general population. In one study of women with psoriasis, about 10 percent of the participants had also developed an inflammatory bowel disease like <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/crohns-disease" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">Crohn’s disease</a> or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/ulcerative-colitis" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">ulcerative colitis</a>.</p></div><div><p>People with psoriasis have an increased incidence of:</p></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/lymphoma" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">lymphoma</a></li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">heart disease</a></li><li>obesity</li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/type-2-diabetes" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">type 2 diabetes</a></li><li>metabolic syndrome</li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/depression" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">depression</a> and suicide</li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/alcohol/effects-on-body" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">alcohol</a> consumption</li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/smoking/effects-on-body" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">smoking</a></li></ul></div><div class="css-20w1gi"><aside class="css-0 css-0" data-testid="sticky-inline-ad" data-sticky="false"><div><div data-empty="true" class="css-1sq15os"><div class="css-1hjaa0k"><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div id="inline7__slot" data-adbridg-ad-class="inline7__slot" data-ad="true" class="css-1t05dkn"></div></div></div></aside></div></div><div data-testid="tabbed-article-section" class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="gene-therapy">Can gene therapy be used to treat psoriasis?</a></div></h2></div><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>Gene therapy isn’t currently available as a treatment, but there’s an expansion of research into the genetic causes of psoriasis. In one of the many promising discoveries, <hl-trusted-source source="Cell" rationale="Peer reviewed journal"><a href="http://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(12)00157-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">researchers</a></hl-trusted-source> found a rare gene mutation that’s linked to psoriasis.</p></div><div><p>The gene mutation is known as <em>CARD14</em>. When exposed to an environmental trigger, such as an infection, this mutation produces <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/plaque-psoriasis-pictures" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">plaque psoriasis</a>. Plaque psoriasis is the most common form of the disease. This discovery helped establish the connection of the <em>CARD14</em> mutation to psoriasis.</p></div><div><p>These same researchers also found the <em>CARD14</em> mutation present in <hl-trusted-source source="Cell" rationale="Peer reviewed journal"><a href="http://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(12)00156-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">two large families</a></hl-trusted-source> that had many family members with plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.</p></div><div><p>This is one of a number of recent discoveries that hold promise that some form of gene therapy may one day be able to help people living with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.</p></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div data-testid="tabbed-article-section" class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="traditional-treatments">How is psoriasis traditionally treated?</a></div></h2></div><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>For mild to moderate cases, dermatologists usually recommend <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/treatments" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">topical treatments</a> such as creams or ointments. These can include:</p></div><div><ul><li>anthralin</li><li>coal tar</li><li>salicylic acid</li><li>tazarotene</li><li>corticosteroids</li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-101" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">vitamin D</a></li></ul></div><div><p>If you have a more severe case of psoriasis, your doctor may prescribe <a class="content-link css-1c2ok3c sl" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/phototherapy-treatment-options">phototherapy</a> and more advanced systemic or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/biologics-what-to-consider" class="content-link css-1c2ok3c">biologic medications</a>, taken orally or by injection.</p></div><div class="css-20w1gi"><aside class="css-0 css-0" data-testid="sticky-inline-ad" data-sticky="false"><div><div data-empty="true" class="css-1sq15os"><div class="css-1hjaa0k"><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div id="inline12__slot" data-adbridg-ad-class="inline12__slot" data-ad="true" class="css-1t05dkn"></div></div></div></aside></div></div><div data-testid="tabbed-article-section" class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="takeaway">Takeaway</a></div></h2></div><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>Researchers have established a link between psoriasis and genetics. Having a family history of the condition also increases your risk. 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aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">It can be tricky to navigate your health insurance after a psoriasis diagnosis. There are many specialists, prescriptions, and other important…</a></p><a class="css-1c2ok3c css-y30xg1" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/insurance-and-psoriasis;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|4" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Navigating Health Insurance with Psoriasis|rn3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/insurance-and-psoriasis?utm_source=ReadNext" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks">READ MORE<span class="icon-hl-arrow-right css-1bisyf5"></span></a></div></div></div><section class="css-17lceqi css-1ub4i5m"></section></div></div></li><li class="css-1d1kvj4"><div class="css-m260rd"><div class="css-1h1rean"><div class="css-z468a2 css-t8t3ia"><div class="css-k3xa71"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1pvwan1"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-3;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|5" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Treating Severe Psoriasis|rn4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-3?utm_source=ReadNext" aria-label="image-link" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-1767n2d"><lazy-image alt="Your Guide to Treating Severe Psoriasis" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/woman-seeing-nurse-in-exam-room-732x549-thumbnail.jpg" srcSet="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/woman-seeing-nurse-in-exam-room-732x549-thumbnail.jpg 200w" className="css-1lyqwde"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div class="css-u8uhak"><a class="css-j5n0jw css-1hjyqqq" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-3;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|5" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Treating Severe Psoriasis|rn4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-3?utm_source=ReadNext" data-testid="title-link" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks">Your Guide to Treating Severe Psoriasis</a><section data-testid="byline" class="css-ra9ywe"><div class="css-1pz7193"><div class="css-quwpxp"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bukky-Aremu-500x500-Bio.png"></lazy-image></div></div><div><span><span>Medically reviewed by <a class="css-1c2ok3c css-ro87dg" href="https://www.healthline.com/medical-team">Bukky Aremu, APRN</a></span></span></div></section><p><a class="css-2fdibo css-v34bze" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-3;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|5" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Treating Severe Psoriasis|rn4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-3?utm_source=ReadNext" data-testid="text-link" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">If your psoriasis has reached the severe stage, it may be time for more aggressive treatment approaches. </a></p><a class="css-1c2ok3c css-y30xg1" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-3;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|5" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Treating Severe Psoriasis|rn4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-3?utm_source=ReadNext" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks">READ MORE<span class="icon-hl-arrow-right css-1bisyf5"></span></a></div></div></div><section class="css-17lceqi css-1ub4i5m"></section></div></div></li><li class="css-1d1kvj4"><div class="css-m260rd"><div class="css-1h1rean"><div class="css-z468a2 css-t8t3ia"><div class="css-k3xa71"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1pvwan1"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-2;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|6" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Moderate Psoriasis Treatment|rn5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-2?utm_source=ReadNext" aria-label="image-link" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-1767n2d"><lazy-image alt="Your Guide to Moderate Psoriasis Treatment" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/male-man-rubbing-moisturizing-moisturize-lotion-dry-elbows-732x549-thumbnail.jpg" srcSet="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/male-man-rubbing-moisturizing-moisturize-lotion-dry-elbows-732x549-thumbnail.jpg 200w" className="css-1lyqwde"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div class="css-u8uhak"><a class="css-j5n0jw css-1hjyqqq" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-2;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|6" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Moderate Psoriasis Treatment|rn5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-2?utm_source=ReadNext" data-testid="title-link" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks">Your Guide to Moderate Psoriasis Treatment</a><section data-testid="byline" class="css-ra9ywe"><div class="css-1pz7193"><div class="css-quwpxp"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sara-Perkins-500x500-Bio.png"></lazy-image></div></div><div><span><span>Medically reviewed by <a class="css-1c2ok3c css-ro87dg" href="https://www.healthline.com/medical-team">Sara Perkins, MD</a></span></span></div></section><p><a class="css-2fdibo css-v34bze" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-2;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|6" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Moderate Psoriasis Treatment|rn5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-2?utm_source=ReadNext" data-testid="text-link" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">If you’re living with moderate psoriasis, your treatment plan will likely consist of topicals, light therapy, and/or medication. Here’s what you can…</a></p><a class="css-1c2ok3c css-y30xg1" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-2;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|6" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Moderate Psoriasis Treatment|rn5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-2?utm_source=ReadNext" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks">READ MORE<span class="icon-hl-arrow-right css-1bisyf5"></span></a></div></div></div><section class="css-17lceqi css-1ub4i5m"></section></div></div></li><li class="css-1d1kvj4"><div class="css-m260rd"><div class="css-1h1rean"><div class="css-z468a2 css-t8t3ia"><div class="css-k3xa71"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1pvwan1"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo click|/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-1;engagement|bottom page content promo click index|7" data-element-event="INTERNAL LINK|FOOTER|Any Page|Read This Next|LINK|Your Guide to Treating Mild Psoriasis|rn6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/psoriasis-stages-of-treatment-1?utm_source=ReadNext" aria-label="image-link" data-ga4="Read Next button clicks" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-1767n2d"><lazy-image alt="Your Guide to Treating Mild Psoriasis" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/close-up-cream-on-finger-woman-in-bathrobe-732x549-thumbnail.jpg" srcSet="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/close-up-cream-on-finger-woman-in-bathrobe-732x549-thumbnail.jpg 200w" className="css-1lyqwde"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div class="css-u8uhak"><a class="css-j5n0jw css-1hjyqqq" data-event="engagement|bottom page content promo 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But you can develop psoriasis without a family history of the disease. \u003c/p\u003e"},{"tagName":"p","attributes":{"className":"h2"},"source":"What is psoriasis and how do you get it?"},{"tagName":"div","attributes":{"data-preamp":"serena-chatbot"},"source":""},{"tagName":"p","source":"Psoriasis is a skin condition characterized by itchy scales, inflammation, and redness. It usually occurs on the scalp, knees, elbows, hands, and feet."},{"tagName":"p","source":"According to one study, about \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003e7.4 million\u003c/a\u003e people in the United States were living with psoriasis in 2013."},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003ePsoriasis\u003c/a\u003e is \u003ca class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c sl\" href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/is-psoriasis-an-autoimmune-disease\"\u003ean autoimmune disease\u003c/a\u003e. Immune cells in your blood mistakenly recognize newly produced skin cells as foreign invaders and attack them. This can cause the overproduction of new skin cells beneath the surface of your skin."},{"tagName":"p","source":"These new cells migrate to the surface and force out existing skin cells. That causes the scales, itching, and inflammation of psoriasis."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Genetics almost certainly plays a role. Read on to learn more about the role of genetics in the development of psoriasis."}]},{"id":"genetics","title":"Genetics","isCollapsable":false,"header":["Is there a link between genetics and psoriasis?"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"Psoriasis usually appears between the ages of 15 and 35, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.psoriasis.org/parents/about-psoriasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eNational Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)\u003c/a\u003e. However, it may occur at any age. For example, about 20,000 children under the age of 10 are diagnosed with psoriasis every year."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Psoriasis can occur in people with no family history of the disease. Having a family member with the disease \u003ca href=\"https://www.psoriasis.org/parents/about-psoriasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eincreases your risk\u003c/a\u003e."},{"tagName":"ul","source":"\u003cli\u003eIf one of your parents has psoriasis, you have about a 10 percent chance of getting it.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIf both of your parents have psoriasis, your risk is 50 percent.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAbout one-third of people diagnosed with psoriasis have a relative with psoriasis.\u003c/li\u003e"},{"tagName":"p","source":"Scientists working on the genetic causes of psoriasis start by assuming that the condition results from a problem with the immune system. \u003chl-trusted-source source=\"PubMed Central\" rationale=\"Highly respected database from the National Institutes of Health\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285384/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eResearch\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/hl-trusted-source\u003e on psoriatic skin shows that it contains large numbers of immune cells that produce inflammatory molecules known as cytokines."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Psoriatic skin also contains gene mutations known as alleles."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Early research in the 1980s led to the belief that one specific allele might be responsible for passing on the disease through families."},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003chl-trusted-source source=\"PubMed Central\" rationale=\"Highly respected database from the National Institutes of Health\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957827/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eResearchers\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/hl-trusted-source\u003e later discovered that the presence of this allele, \u003cem\u003eHLA-Cw6\u003c/em\u003e, wasn’t sufficient to cause a person to develop the disease. More \u003chl-trusted-source source=\"PubMed Central\" rationale=\"Highly respected database from the National Institutes of Health\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29072309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003erecent studies\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/hl-trusted-source\u003e show that more research is still needed to better understand the relationship between \u003cem\u003eHLA-Cw6\u003c/em\u003e and psoriasis."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Use of more advanced techniques has led to the identification of \u003ca href=\"https://www.psoriasis.org/research/genes-and-psoriatic-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eabout 25\u003c/a\u003e different regions in human genetic material (the genome) that may be associated with psoriasis."},{"tagName":"p","source":"As a result, genetic studies can now give us an indication of a person’s risk of developing psoriasis. The link between the genes that are associated with psoriasis and the condition itself isn’t yet fully understood."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Psoriasis involves an interaction between your immune system and your skin. That means it’s hard to know what’s the cause and what’s the effect."},{"tagName":"p","source":"The new findings in genetic research have provided important insights, but we still don’t clearly understand what causes a psoriasis outbreak. The precise method by which psoriasis is passed from parent to child is also not fully understood."}]},{"id":"risk-factors","title":"Risk factors","isCollapsable":false,"header":["What are other contributing factors to psoriasis?"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"Most people with psoriasis have periodic outbreaks or flare-ups followed by periods of remission. \u003ca href=\"https://www.psoriasis.org/psoriatic-arthritis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eAbout 30 percent \u003c/a\u003eof people with psoriasis also experience inflammation of the joints that resembles arthritis. This is called \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriatic-arthritis\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003epsoriatic arthritis\u003c/a\u003e."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Environmental factors that may trigger a psoriasis onset or flare-up include:"},{"tagName":"ul","source":"\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-relieve-stress-anxiety\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003estress\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ecold and dry weather\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/hiv-aids\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eHIV infection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003edrugs such as lithium, \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease/beta-blockers\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003ebeta-blockers\u003c/a\u003e, and antimalarials\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ewithdrawal of \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/corticosteroids-what-are-they\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003ecorticosteroids\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e"},{"tagName":"p","source":"Injury or trauma to a portion of your skin may sometimes become the site of a psoriasis flare-up. Infection may also be a trigger. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.psoriasis.org/parents/about-psoriasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eNPF\u003c/a\u003e notes that infection, especially \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/strep-throat\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003estrep throat\u003c/a\u003e in young people, is reported as a trigger for psoriasis onset."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Some diseases are more likely in people with psoriasis than in the general population. In one study of women with psoriasis, about 10 percent of the participants had also developed an inflammatory bowel disease like \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/crohns-disease\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eCrohn’s disease\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/ulcerative-colitis\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eulcerative colitis\u003c/a\u003e."},{"tagName":"p","source":"People with psoriasis have an increased incidence of:"},{"tagName":"ul","source":"\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/lymphoma\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003elymphoma\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eheart disease\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eobesity\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/type-2-diabetes\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003etype 2 diabetes\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003emetabolic syndrome\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/depression\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003edepression\u003c/a\u003e and suicide\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/alcohol/effects-on-body\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003ealcohol\u003c/a\u003e consumption\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/smoking/effects-on-body\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003esmoking\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e"}]},{"id":"gene-therapy","title":"Gene therapy","isCollapsable":false,"header":["Can gene therapy be used to treat psoriasis?"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"Gene therapy isn’t currently available as a treatment, but there’s an expansion of research into the genetic causes of psoriasis. In one of the many promising discoveries, \u003chl-trusted-source source=\"Cell\" rationale=\"Peer reviewed journal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(12)00157-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eresearchers\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/hl-trusted-source\u003e found a rare gene mutation that’s linked to psoriasis."},{"tagName":"p","source":"The gene mutation is known as \u003cem\u003eCARD14\u003c/em\u003e. When exposed to an environmental trigger, such as an infection, this mutation produces \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/plaque-psoriasis-pictures\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eplaque psoriasis\u003c/a\u003e. Plaque psoriasis is the most common form of the disease. This discovery helped establish the connection of the \u003cem\u003eCARD14\u003c/em\u003e mutation to psoriasis."},{"tagName":"p","source":"These same researchers also found the \u003cem\u003eCARD14\u003c/em\u003e mutation present in \u003chl-trusted-source source=\"Cell\" rationale=\"Peer reviewed journal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(12)00156-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003etwo large families\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/hl-trusted-source\u003e that had many family members with plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis."},{"tagName":"p","source":"This is one of a number of recent discoveries that hold promise that some form of gene therapy may one day be able to help people living with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis."}]},{"id":"traditional-treatments","title":"Traditional treatments","isCollapsable":false,"header":["How is psoriasis traditionally treated?"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"For mild to moderate cases, dermatologists usually recommend \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/treatments\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003etopical treatments\u003c/a\u003e such as creams or ointments. These can include:"},{"tagName":"ul","source":"\u003cli\u003eanthralin\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ecoal tar\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003esalicylic acid\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003etazarotene\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ecorticosteroids\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-101\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003evitamin D\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e"},{"tagName":"p","source":"If you have a more severe case of psoriasis, your doctor may prescribe \u003ca class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c sl\" href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/phototherapy-treatment-options\"\u003ephototherapy\u003c/a\u003e and more advanced systemic or \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/biologics-what-to-consider\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003ebiologic medications\u003c/a\u003e, taken orally or by injection."}]},{"id":"takeaway","title":"Takeaway","isCollapsable":false,"header":["Takeaway"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"Researchers have established a link between psoriasis and genetics. Having a family history of the condition also increases your risk. More research is needed to fully understand the inheritance of psoriasis."},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003ca href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/es/la-psoriasis-es-hereditaria\" class=\"content-link css-1c2ok3c\"\u003eRead this article in Spanish\u003c/a\u003e."}]}],"hasAffiliateLinks":false,"affiliates":[],"isDisclaimer":false,"isOwnedAndOperatedPresent":false,"propsFor":{"articleResources":[{"displayLink":"psoriasis.org/parents/about-psoriasis","link":"https://www.psoriasis.org/parents/about-psoriasis","title":{"tagName":"span","source":"About psoriasis and psoriatic arthritisin children. (n.d.)."}},{"displayLink":"10.1111/bjd.16083","link":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29072309","title":{"tagName":"span","source":"Chen L, et al. (2018). HLA-Cw6 andpsoriasis. 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