Coexistence of HLA-B*08 and HLA-B*18 in four siblings with lichen sclerosus

Dermatology

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-66

  Şentürk, Nilgün ^a   Aydin, Fatma ^a   Birinci, Asuman ^a   Yildiz, Levent ^a   Cantürk, Tayyar ^a   Durupinar, Belma ^a   Turanli, Ahmet Yaşar ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Genetics; Human leukocyte antigens; Lichen sclerosus

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE; SIBLINGS;

EID: 0942300675     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075049     Document Type: Article

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