HLA phenotypes and multiple basal cell carcinomas.

doi:10.1159/000246842

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HLA phenotypes and multiple basal cell carcinomas.

Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 1994

Rompel R, Petres J, Kaupert K, Mueller-Eckhardt G

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BACKGROUND: Previous investigators noted an association of multiple basal cell carcinomas (BCC) with certain HLA antigens; however, these findings were contradictory, and the associations were only weak. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to objectify the previously found associations. METHODS:...

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Basal Cell
Female
HLA Antigens
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
Phenotype
Skin Neoplasms

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