Molecular analysis of Malassezia microflora in seborrheic dermatitis patients: Comparison with other diseases and healthy subjects

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-351

  Tajima, Mami ^a,b   Sugita, Takashi ^b   Nishikawa, Akemi ^b   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 38149058893     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701017     Document Type: Article

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