Squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen (SCCr-Ag), sICAM-1 and β2- microglobulin are useful markers of disease activity in psoriasis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-135

  De Pita O ^a   Frezzolini, A ^a   Cianetti, A ^c   De Sanctis, G ^b   Fontana, L ^b   Bottari, V ^b  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b Chair of Allerg Clinical Immunology   (Italy)

^c SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunological markers; Inflammatory markers; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0033005485     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155599750011354     Document Type: Article

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