The localization of target antigens and autoantibodies in linear IgA disease is variable: Correlation of immunogold electron microscopy and immunoblotting

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 591-597

  Zhou, S ^b   Ferguson, D J P ^a   Allen, J ^b   Wojnarowska, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 7; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHILD; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 0031667793     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02453.x     Document Type: Article

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