Tunisian endemic pemphigus foliaceus is associated with desmoglein 1 gene polymorphism

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 378-379

  Ayed, M B ^a   Martel, P ^b   Zitouni, M ^c   Gilbert, D ^b   Turki, H ^a   Mokni, M ^c   Osman, A B ^c   Kamoun, M R ^d   Zahaf, A ^a   Makni, S ^c   Masmoudi, H ^a   Tron, Francois ^b  

^a HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Desmoglein 1 gene; Endemic pemphigus foliaceus

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; AUTOANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN 1; CADHERIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLISTER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MALE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; TUNISIA; ADOLESCENT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS;

PEMPHIGUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CADHERINS; DESMOGLEIN 1; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUNISIA;

EID: 19044369811     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363868     Document Type: Article

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