Mucosal "peeling" biopsy technique for the immunopathologic evaluation of desquamative gingivitis-associated mucous membrane pemphigoid

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1538-

  Ricotti, Carlos ^a   Kowalczyk, John ^a   Fernandez, Anthony ^a   Nousari, Carlos H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Dermpath Diagnostics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA6BETA4 INTEGRIN; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID ANTIGEN 1;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GINGIVITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUCOUS MEMBRANE PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUTH MUCOSA; PEMPHIGOID, BENIGN MUCOUS MEMBRANE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 56549130271     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.11.1538     Document Type: Article

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