Independent evaluation of a commercial test for autoimmune urticaria in normal and chronic urticaria subjects

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1584-1586

  Eckman, John A ^a   Hamilton, Robert G ^a   Saini, Sarbjit S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ASSAY; BASOPHIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BASOPHILS; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 67349248191     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.416     Document Type: Letter

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