Pemphigus vulgaris in distant relatives of two families: Association with major histocompatibility complex class II genes

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 100-103

  Bhol, K ^a   Yunis, J ^a   Razzaque Ahmed, A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 0029998326     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00029.x     Document Type: Article

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