Linking allergy to mercury to HLA and burning mouth syndrome [10]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1118-1120

  Pigatto, P D ^a   Mazzi, B ^b   Fleischhauer, K ^b   Guzzi, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Italian Association for Metals and Biocompatibility Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; MERCURY;

AGED; ALLERGY; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; GLOSSODYNIA; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; LENTIGO; LETTER; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PATCH TEST; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; DENTAL AMALGAM; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PATCH TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34548163612     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02107.x     Document Type: Letter

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