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Autoantigenicity of DFS70 is restricted to the conformational epitope of C-terminal alpha-helical domain.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Nov 2004
Ogawa Yasushi, Sugiura Kazumitsu, Watanabe Akihiro, Kunimatsu Mitoshi, Mishima Masaki, Tomita Yasushi, Muro Yoshinao
Abstract excerpt
Autoantibodies against DFS70 (Dense Fine Speckles 70) are found in 30% of Japanese atopic dermatitis patients, and less frequently in patients with other diseases. We have recently reported that they are also seen in 11% of hospital workers, but in only approximately 2% of patients with systemic...
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