IgA anti-epidermal transglutaminase autoantibodies: A sensible and sensitive marker for diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis in adult patients

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 836-841

  Borroni, G ^a   Biagi, F ^a   Ciocca, O ^a   Vassallo, C ^a   Carugno, A ^a   Cananzi, R ^a   Campanella, J ^a   Bianchi, P I ^a   Brazzelli, V ^a   Corazza, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FRAGILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELIAC DISEASE; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879072069     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04586.x     Document Type: Article

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