IgE autoantibodies against the intracellular domain of BP180

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 429-432

  Dresow, S K ^a   Sitaru, C ^a   Recke, A ^a   Oostingh, G J ^b   Zillikens, D ^a   Gibbs, B F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c MEDWAY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Bullous pemphigoid; IgE; IgG; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COLLAGEN TYPE 17; COLLAGEN TYPE 17 NC16A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NON-FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; SKIN;

EID: 58349103704     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08858.x     Document Type: Article

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