IgA anti-epidermal transglutaminase antibodies in dermatitis herpetiformis and pediatric celiac disease

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2728-2730

  Jaskowski, Troy D ^a   Hamblin, Tracy ^b   Wilson, Andrew R ^a   Hill, Harry R ^a,b   Book, Linda S ^b   Meyer, Laurence J ^b,c   Zone, John J ^b   Hull, Christopher M ^b  

^a ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; EPIDERMAL TRANSGLUTAMINASE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY; SULFAPYRIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUTEN FREE DIET; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 70350047122     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.142     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Donaldson MR, Zone JJ, Schmidt LA, Taylor TB, Neuhausen SL, Hull CM et al. (2007) Epidermal transglutaminase deposits in peri-lesional and uninvolved skin in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis. J Invest Dermatol 127:1268-1271
2. Hull CM, Liddle M, Hansen N, Meyer LJ, Schmidt L, Taylor T et al. (2008) Elevation of IgA anti-epidermal transglutaminase antibodies in dermatitis herpetiformis. Br J Dermatol 159:120-124
3. Sardy M, Karpati S, Merkl B, Paulsson M, Smyth N (2002) Epidermal transglutaminase (TGase 3) is the autoantigen of dermatitis herpetiformis. J Exp Med 195: 747-757