A comparison of anti-desmoglein antibodies and indirect immunofluorescence in the serodiagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 541-544

  Zagorodniuk, Irena ^a   Weltfriend, Sara ^a   Shtruminger, Lily ^a   Sprecher, Eli ^a   Kogan, Olgan ^a   Pollack, Shimon ^a   Bergman, Reuven ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; PEMPHIGUS ANTIBODY;

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PSORIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; CADHERINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; DESMOGLEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 21844443330     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02541.x     Document Type: Article

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