Conformational epitope mapping and IgG subclass distribution of desmoglein 3 in paraneoplastic pemphigus

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1023-1028

  Futei, Yuko ^a   Amagai, Masayuki ^a   Hashimoto, Takashi ^b   Nishikawa, Takeji ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN SUBCLASS;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CIRCULATION; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; PARANEOPLASTIC PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERUM;

EID: 0344862004     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(03)02160-1     Document Type: Article

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