Immune dysregulation in lichen sclerosus

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 273-277

  Regauer, Sigrid ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lichen sclerosus; T cell clones; T cell receptor chain

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DENDRITIC CELL; FOLLOW UP; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENITAL SYSTEM; HELPER CELL; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOREGULATION; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE; TISSUE INJURY; VASCULITIS;

EID: 14844366892     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2004.12.003     Document Type: Review

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