Serum anti-Fcγ receptor autoantibodies in patients with alopecia areata

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 298, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 493-498

  Kuwano, Yoshihiro ^a,b   Fujimoto, Manabu ^c   Watanabe, Rei ^a   Asashima, Nobuko ^a   Nakashima, Hiroko ^a   Ohno, Hiroki ^a   Yano, Shoichiro ^a   Yazawa, Norihito ^a   Okochi, Hitoshi ^b   Tamaki, Kunihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Anti Fc receptor antibody; Autoantibody; Fc receptor; Subclass

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; FC RECEPTOR AUTOANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FC GAMMA RECEPTOR IIC; FC RECEPTOR; FC RECEPTOR IIA; FCGR1A PROTEIN, HUMAN; FCGR3B PROTEIN, HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIGENS, CD; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, IGG;

EID: 33847116532     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-006-0717-6     Document Type: Article

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