Production of low titers of anti-desmoglein 1 IgG autoantibodies in some patients with staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome [4]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2139-2141

  Anzai, Hidemi ^a   Stanley, John R ^b   Amagai, Masayuki ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 1 ANTIBODY; EXFOLIATIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLISTER; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESMOGLEIN 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME;

EID: 33747346687     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700341     Document Type: Letter

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