Autoantibodies to the extracellular and intracellular domain of bullous pemphigoid 180, the putative key autoantigen in bullous pemphigoid, belong predominantly to the IgG1 and IgG4 subclasses

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 760-768

  Laffitte, E ^a   Skaria, M ^a   Jaunin, F ^a   Tamm, K ^a   Saurat, J H ^a   Favre, B ^a   Borradori, L ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; BP180; Bullous pemphigoid; Immunoglobulin subclasses

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID ANTIGEN 180; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035034812     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04130.x     Document Type: Article

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