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Bullous pemphigoid antigen II (BP180) and its soluble extracellular domains are major autoantigens in mucous membrane pemphigoid: the pathogenic relevance to HLA class II alleles and disease severity.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Jan 2006
Oyama N, Setterfield J F, Powell A M, Sakuma-Oyama Y, Albert S, Bhogal B S, Vaughan R W, Kaneko F, Challacombe S J, Black M M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP), a chronic autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease, is associated with circulating IgG and/or IgA autoantibodies against several basement membrane zone antigens. The heterogeneity of clinical presentation and diversity of target autoantigens have c...
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