Epitopes, Avidity, and IgG Subclasses of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Autoantibodies in Vitiligo and Alopecia Areata Patients

February 2012 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”

Sherif Rahoma, Harpreet Sandhu, Andrew G. Messenger, David J. Gawkrodger, Anthony P. Weetman, E. Helen Kemp

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