The association of becker nevus with hypersensitivity to androgens [5]

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 212-214

  Nirdé, Philippe ^b   Dereure, Olivier ^b   Belon, Charles ^b   Lumbroso, Serge ^b   Guilhou, Jean Jacques ^b   Sultan, Charles ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LETTER; MALE; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DNA; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0032980455     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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