Class I MHC detection as a diagnostic tool in noninformative muscle biopsies of patients suffering from dermatomyositis (DM)
- 17 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
- Vol. 29 (6) , 546-552
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2990.2003.00471.x
Abstract
This study is to further confirm the diagnostic value of class I MHC detection in muscle biopsies of adult patients presenting with clinical features of dermatomyositis (DM) and to address its diagno...Keywords
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