Usefulness of desmoglein 1 and 3 in serodiagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris and its correlation with disease activity - ELISA study

Background: Pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering disease with three subtypes, which includes pemphigus vulgaris (PV), pemphigus foliaceus (PF) and paraneoplastic pemphigus (PP), which are characterized by circulating autoantibodies to the desmosomal glycoproteins desmoglein 3 (Dsg 3) and Dsg 1. Det...

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Main Authors: Neha Gandhi, Sandeep Jain, Kanaram Choudhary, Manish Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Orofacial Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=104;epage=107;aulast=Gandhi