Familial dermatomyositis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2691-2692

  Plamondon, Stephanie ^a   Dent, Peter B ^a,b   Reed, Ann M ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyopathic; Dermatomyositis; Familial; HLA; Juvenile dermatomyositis

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ALLELISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIGREE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0032708543     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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