Autoantibodies Against the Immunodominant Bullous Pemphigoid Epitopes Are Rare in Patients With Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Coeliac Disease

Autoantibodies Against the Immunodominant Bullous Pemphigoid Epitopes Are Rare in Patients With Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Coeliac Disease

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an extraintestinal manifestation of coeliac disease (CD). Patients with DH have an elevated risk of development of another autoimmune blistering skin disease, bullous pemphigoid (BP). In this study we investigated whether patients with DH and CD (mean age for both 49...

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Main Authors: Antti Nätynki, Jussi Tuusa, Kaisa Hervonen, Katri Kaukinen, Outi Lindgren, Laura Huilaja, Nina Kokkonen, Teea Salmi, Kaisa Tasanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
bullous pemphigoid
dermatitis herpetiformis
coeliac disease
epitope analysis
blistering skin disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.575805/full

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