Serum antibodies against human intracisternal A-type particle (HIAP) endogenous retrovirus in alopecia areata patients: A hallmark of autoimmune disease? [3]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 407-409

  La Placa, Michelangelo ^a,b   Vitone, Francesca ^b   Bianchi, Tommaso ^a   Vincenzi, Colombina ^a   Gibellini, Davide ^b   Re, Maria Carla ^b   Tosti, Antonella ^a  

^a Dermatology Section   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN INTRACISTERNAL A TYPE PARTICLE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SUCROSE DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 3242693074     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23216.x     Document Type: Letter

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