Tunisian endemic pemphigus foliaceus is associated with the HLA-DR3 gene: Anti-desmoglein 1 antibody-positive healthy subjects bear protective alleles

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 522-527

  Abida, O ^a   Zitouni, M ^b   Kallel Sellami, M ^b   Mahfoudh, N ^c   Kammoun, A ^c   Ben Ayed, M ^a   Masmoudi, A ^c   Mokni, M ^b   Fezzaa, B ^d   Ben Osman, A ^b   Kammoun, M R ^d   Turki, H ^c   Makni, H ^c   Gilbert, D ^e   Joly, P ^e   Tron, F ^e   Makni, S ^b   Masmoudi, H ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e faculté mixte de médecine et de pharmacie de Rouen   (France)

Author keywords

HLA DR DQ; Pemphigus foliaceus; Susceptibility; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN 1 ANTIBODY; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUNISIA;

ADULT; ALLELES; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DESMOGLEIN 1; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HLA-DR3 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUNISIA;

EID: 69149096191     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09207.x     Document Type: Article

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