Extracellular matrix protein 1 autoantibodies in male genital lichen sclerosus

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 218-219

  Edmonds, E V J ^a   Oyama, N ^b   Chan, I ^b   Francis, N ^a   McGrath, J A ^a   Bunker, C B ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEIN 1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MALE;

EID: 79959752277     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10326.x     Document Type: Letter

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