Familial Pemphigus Vulgaris Occured in a Father and Son as the First Confirmed Cases
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a chronic autoimmune bullous disease of the skin and mucous membranes. Although there is some evidence pointing towards a genetic predisposition by some human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, familial occurrence of PV is very rare. Most of the familial PV cases so far report...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1653507 |
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