Detection and Mutation Screening of malassezia sympodialis Sequences Coding for the Mal s 1 Allergen Implicated in Atopic Dermatitis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1559-1560

  Gaitanis, George ^b,c   Menounos, Panayiotis ^d   Katsambas, Andreas ^c   Velegraki, Aristea ^a,b  

^a University of Athens ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c A Syngros Hospital   (Greece)

^d School of Nursing   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN MAL S 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; FUNGUS MUTATION; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LETTER; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA OBTUSA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SLOOFFIAE; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATCH TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0346363867     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12618.x     Document Type: Letter

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