X-linked ichthyosis: Relation between cholesterol sulphate, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate and patient's age

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 655-657

  Delfino, M ^a   Procaccini, E M ^a   Illiano, G M P ^a   Milone, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL SULFATE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENODERMATOSIS; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS, X-LINKED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031947671     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02180.x     Document Type: Article

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