Possible association of the CD4 gene polymorphism with vitiligo in an Iranian population: Experimental dermatology

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 521-524

  Zamani, M ^a,b   Tabatabaiefar, M A ^a   Mosayyebi, S ^b,c   Mashaghi, A ^b   Mansouri, P ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD4; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953346767     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03667.x     Document Type: Article

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