IgG, IgA and IgE autoantibodies against the ectodomain of desmoglein 3 in active pemphigus vulgaris

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1183-1188

  Spaeth, S ^a   Riechers, R ^a,b   Borradori, L ^c   Zillikens, D ^d   Budinger L ^a   Hertl, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Baculovirus; Desmoglein 3; Immunoblot; Immunoglobulin subtypes; Pathogenesis; Pemphigus vulgaris; Prognosis; T helper 2

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN; DESMOGLEIN 3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACULOVIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MUCOSA; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SERUM; TH2 CELL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADHERINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DESMOGLEIN 3; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 0035725704     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04228.x     Document Type: Article

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