Generation of increased numbers of HLA-DR high IgG+ plasma cells in the peripheral blood of patients with bullous Pemphigoid: NC16a-specific cells belong to the short-lived plasma blast population

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2838-2841

  László, Susanne ^a   Neumann, Susanne ^a   Hertl, Michael ^b   Hunzelmann, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

BLAST CELL; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

EID: 78149467226     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.213     Document Type: Letter

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