Serum angiopoietin-2 level as a potential biomarker in psoriasis vulgaris

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 205-206

  Takahashi, Takehiro ^a   Asano, Yoshihide ^a   Shibata, Sayaka ^a   Tada, Yayoi ^a   Sato, Shinichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANGIOPOIETIN 2; COLECALCIFEROL; CYCLOSPORIN; INFLIXIMAB; STEROID; ANGPT2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPOIETIN-2; BIOMARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 85011324270     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13529     Document Type: Article

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