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Genetic variation in COL17A1 and the development of bullous pemphigoid.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Mar 2004
Winsey Samantha, Lonie Lorne, Allen Jill, Bunce Mike, Marshall Sara E, Wojnarowska Fenella
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BACKGROUND: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disease of the skin characterized by autoantibody attack on collagen XVII. OBJECTIVES: To characterize the genetic complexity of COL17A1, the gene which encodes for the autoantigen collagen XVII. The data will be used to determine wh...
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