The prevalence of antibodies against desmoglein 1 in endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Brazil

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-30

  Warren, Simon J P ^a   Lin, Mong Shang ^a   Giudice, George J ^a   Hoffmann, Raymond G ^a   Hans Filho, Gunter ^b   Aoki, Valeria ^c   Rivitti, Evandro A ^c   Dos Santos, Vandir ^d   Diaz, Luis A ^a,e  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Secretaria Estado Saude do Mato G   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; BRAZIL; CADHERINS; DESMOGLEIN 1; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034612560     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200007063430104     Document Type: Article

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