Immunoglobulin M predominance in cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 352-355

  Kontos, Andrew P ^a   Jirsari, Maryam ^a   Jacobsen, Gordon ^a   Fivenson, David P ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE COMPLEX DEPOSITION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

COMPLEMENT C3; FIBRINOGEN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 17444409276     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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