Lichen sclerosus in adult men: A study of HLA associations and susceptibility to autoimmune disease

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-83

  Azurdia, R M ^a,d   Luzzi, G A ^b   Byren, I ^a   Welsh, K ^c   Wojnarowska, F ^c   Marren, P ^b   Edwards, A ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Human leucocyte antigen; Lichen sclerosis

Indexed keywords

HLA A1 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B8 ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES;

EID: 0033049287     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02611.x     Document Type: Article

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