Detection of anti-BP180NC16a and anti-BP230 autoantibodies in blister fluid of patients with bullous pemphigoid: The first survey in Greece

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Patsatsi, A ^a   Vyzantiadis, T A ^a   Devliotou Panagiotidou, D ^a   Chrysomallis, F ^a   Sotiriadis, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BP180 ANTIBODY; BP180NC16A ANTIBODY; BP230 ANTIBODY; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID ANTIGEN 1; PROTEIN BP180NC16A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELDERLY CARE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; BLISTER; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GREECE; HEMIDESMOSOMES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NON-FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38849156300     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02622.x     Document Type: Article

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