Relevance of the low-affinity type of the Fcγ-receptor IIIa-polymorphism in bullous pemphigoid

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 299, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-164

  Weisenseel, P ^a   Martin, S ^a   Partscht, K ^a   Messer, G ^a   Prinz, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Bullous pemphigoid; Fcgamma IIIa; Polymorphism; Receptor

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; FC RECEPTOR IIIA; GENOMIC DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOTYPE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE FREQUENCY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, IGG;

EID: 34249740097     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-007-0755-8     Document Type: Article

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