Cytokine gene polymorphisms in bullous pemphigoid in a Chinese population

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Chang, Y T ^a,b   Liu, H N ^a,b,c   Yu, C W ^a   Lin, M W ^a,b   Huang, C H ^a,b   Chen, C C ^a,b   Liu, M T ^a,b   Lee, D D ^a,b   Wang, W J ^a,b   Tsai, S F ^b,d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bullous pemphigoid; Chinese; Cytokine gene; Female; Interleukin 1

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEMPHIGOID; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33644923535     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06938.x     Document Type: Article

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