Autoantibodies to basement membrane proteins BP180 and BP230 are commonly detected in normal subjects by immunoblotting

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Desai, Nemesha ^a,b   Allen, Jill ^a   Ali, Iaisha ^a   Venning, Vanessa ^a   Wojnarowska, Fenella ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibodies; BPAg1; BPAg2; Bullous pemphigoid; ELISA; Natural autoantibodies

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT MEMBRANE ANTIBODY; BP180 ANTIBODY; BP230 ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SERUM;

AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON-FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS;

EID: 47349083370     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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