Physiopathogenic investigations in a case of familial stiff-skin syndrome

Dermatology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-131

  Richard, M A ^a   Grob, J J ^a   Philip, N ^b   Rey, J ^c   Chamson, A ^c   Mege, J L ^a   Andrac, L ^b   Faure, F ^b   Basseres, N ^a   Bonerandi, J J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital fascial dystrophy; Cytokines; Stiff skin syndrome

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONGENITAL SKIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DNA SYNTHESIS; FASCIA; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FIBROSIS; STIFF SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0031824535     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017983     Document Type: Article

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