Bes-1 DNA Fragment Encoding Streptococcal Antigen in Skin Lesions From Patients With Behçet's Disease

Journal of Applied Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 232-238

  Tojo, Michiko ^a   Yanagihori, Hirokatsu ^a   Zheng, Xueyi ^a   Oyama, Noritaka ^a   Isogai, Emiko ^b   Kimura, Koichi ^c   Nakamura, Koichiro ^a   Kaneko, Fumio ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Bes 1 DNA; Polymerase chain reaction; Streptococcus sanguis

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BES 1 GENE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUTH ULCER; PHLEGMON; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN DEFECT; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0142157034     PISSN: 1537064X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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