The familial feature of Tunisian endemic pemphigus foliaceus

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 951-953

  Abida, O ^a   Masmoudi, A ^b   Rebai A ^d   Ben Ayed, M ^a   Mahfoudh, N ^c   Kallel Sellami, M ^e   Makni, S ^e   Joly, P ^f   Gilbert, D ^g   Makni, H ^c   Tron, F ^g   Masmoudi, H ^a   Turki, H ^b  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b Departments of Dermatology   (United States)

^c HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^e LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^f ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

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

Author keywords

Desmoglein 1; Familial; HLA DR DQ; Pemphigus foliaceus

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN 1 ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PEDIGREE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PEMPHIGUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349318661     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09386.x     Document Type: Letter

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