Association between IL16 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to alopecia areata in the Korean population

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 319-322

  Lew, Bark Lynn ^a   Chung, Joo Ho ^a   Sim, Woo Young ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 16;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-16; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894247463     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12251     Document Type: Article

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