Alopecia areata and cytomegalovirus infection in twins: Genes versus environment?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 418-425

  Jackow, C ^a   Puffer, N ^a   Hordinsky, M ^a   Nelson, J ^a   Tarrand, J ^a   Duvic, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031952818     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70499-2     Document Type: Article

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