Autoantibodies against desmoplakin I and II define a subset of patients with erythema multiforme major

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1012-1016

  Foedinger, Dagmar ^a   Sterniczky, Barbara ^a   Elbe, Adelheid ^b   Anhalt, Grant ^c   Wolff, Klaus ^a   Rappersberger, Klemens ^a,d  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Desmoplakin I and II; Erythema multiforme

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DESMOPLAKIN I; DESMOPLAKIN II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029990540     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12338566     Document Type: Article

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