Osteopontin, a protein with cytokine-like properties: A possible involvement in pemphigus vulgaris

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 304, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-240

  Baroni, A ^a   De Filippis, A ^a   Buommino, E ^a   Satriano, R A ^a   Cozza, V ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desmogleins; Osteopontin; Pemphigus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; OSTEOPONTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPONTIN; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 84862845914     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: 1432069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-011-1186-0     Document Type: Article

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