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Sachiko Miyagawa, MD; Hiromasa Ishii, MD; Wataru Kitamura, MD; Kuniki Sakamoto, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1983;119(7):605-606.

Abstract
• During the course of a review of our patients with bullous pemphigoid (BP), we found that one of our patients had a nephew with the disease. This report presents the cases and suggests that genetic factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of BP. To our knowledge, the occurrence of BP among relatives has not been recorded in the literature.

(Arch Dermatol 1983;119:605-606)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Dermatology, Nara (Japan) Medical University.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 17, 1982.

Reprint requests to Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University, Nara 634, Japan (Dr Miyagawa).

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