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Detection of antibodies to epidermal transglutaminase but not tissue transglutaminase in Japanese patients with dermatitis herpetiformis
Y. Asano,
Y. Asano
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Search for more papers by this author T. Makino,
T. Makino
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Search for more papers by this author W. Ishida,
W. Ishida
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Search for more papers by this author M. Furuichi,
M. Furuichi
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Search for more papers by this author T. Shimizu,
T. Shimizu
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Y. Asano,
Y. Asano
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Search for more papers by this author T. Makino,
T. Makino
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Search for more papers by this author W. Ishida,
W. Ishida
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Search for more papers by this author M. Furuichi,
M. Furuichi
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Search for more papers by this author T. Shimizu,
T. Shimizu
Department of Dermatology,Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630,Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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First published: 29 November 2010
Teruhiko Makino. E-mail:
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