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  1. Dept. of Dermatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol

    S. K. Jones

  2. Burden Neurological Institute, Stoke Lane, Stapleton, Bristol

    P. V. Pocock

  3. Dept. of Pathology, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, U. K.

    J. C. Briggs

  4. Einsendungslabor für Hauthistologie, Rosastraße 9, D-7800, Freiburg i.Br., Federal Republic of Germany

    C. Kuehnl-Petzoldt & S. Fischer

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Jones, S.K., Pocock, P.V., Briggs, J.C. et al. Letter to the Editor. Arch Dermatol Res 281, 81–82 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424280

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