This statistic shows the probability that a child will develop psoriasis if one or both the parents have the disease as of 2016. If both parents have been diagnosed with psoriasis there is a 65 percent chance that their child will also have the disease. Psoriasis is a chronic and common disease that is characteristic of red, scaly patches that form on the skin all over the body. The disease is mediated by the immune system and is genetic.
Chance that a child will develop psoriasis if one or both of the parents have psoriasis U.S. as of 2016
Characteristic
Chance that child will develop psoriasis
Both parents have psoriasis
65%
One parent has psoriasis
25%
No parent has psoriasis
4%
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National Psoriasis Foundation. (March 31, 2016). Chance that a child will develop psoriasis if one or both of the parents have psoriasis U.S. as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663721/child-develop-psoriasis-probability-from-parents-us/
National Psoriasis Foundation. "Chance that a child will develop psoriasis if one or both of the parents have psoriasis U.S. as of 2016." Chart. March 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663721/child-develop-psoriasis-probability-from-parents-us/
National Psoriasis Foundation. (2016). Chance that a child will develop psoriasis if one or both of the parents have psoriasis U.S. as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663721/child-develop-psoriasis-probability-from-parents-us/
National Psoriasis Foundation. "Chance That a Child Will Develop Psoriasis If One or Both of The Parents Have Psoriasis U.S. as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663721/child-develop-psoriasis-probability-from-parents-us/
National Psoriasis Foundation, Chance that a child will develop psoriasis if one or both of the parents have psoriasis U.S. as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663721/child-develop-psoriasis-probability-from-parents-us/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Chance that a child will develop psoriasis if one or both of the parents have psoriasis U.S. as of 2016 [Graph], National Psoriasis Foundation, March 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/663721/child-develop-psoriasis-probability-from-parents-us/
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