Comparison of desmoglein ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence using two substrates (monkey oesophagus and normal human skin) in the diagnosis of pemphigus

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-241

  Ng, Patricia P L ^a   Thng, Steven T G ^a   Mohamed, Khatija ^a   Tan, Suat Hoon ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian; Pemphigus foliaceus; Pemphigus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; AUTOANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DESMOGLEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HAPLORHINI; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DERMATOLOGY; DESMOGLEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESOPHAGUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; PEMPHIGUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33644833315     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2005.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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