Detection of myxovirus resistance protein A in lichen planus lesions and its relationship to hepatitis C virus

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 980-983

  Shaker, O G ^a   Hantar, N ^a   El Tahlawi, S ^a   El Tawdi, A ^a   El Hadidi, H ^a   Hantar, S ^a   El Refai, A ^b   William, R ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b BENI SUEF UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Lichen planus; Myxovirus resistance protein A; Type I interferons

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; MYXOVIRUS RESISTANCE PROTEIN A; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUNCH BIOPSY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE I; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849116642     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09033.x     Document Type: Article

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