Diagnosis of pemphigus by ELISA: A critical evaluation of two ELISAs for the detection of antibodies to the major pemphigus antigens, desmoglein 1 and 3

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 236-240

  Harman, K E ^a,c   Gratian, M J ^a   Seed, P T ^b   Bhogal, B S ^a   Challacombe, S J ^b   Black, M M ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; CHILD; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; DESMOGLEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034036987     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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