Itchy skin? The answer could lie in your genes - The Independent 11th January 2008

Scientists have shed new light on the maddening and often inexplicable problem of itchy skin. Certain types of chronic itch, including one known as primary localised cutaneous amyloidosis (PLCA), are so serious they require medical treatment. And researchers at King's College London have found that in some cases the answer may be genetic.

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