Immunofluorescence antigen mapping for hereditary epidermolysis bullosa

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 692-697

  Rao, Raghavendra ^a   Mellerio, Jemima ^b   Bhogal, Balbir S ^b   Groves, Richard ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; epidermolysis bullosa; immunofluorescence antigen mapping

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ANTIGEN MAPPING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; KERATINOCYTE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOPSY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; EPITOPE MAPPING; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; PROTEINS; SKIN;

EID: 84870164174     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.102358     Document Type: Review

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