Article
[Familial pemphigus vulgaris: immunogenetic study of HLA class II antigens].
Actas dermo-sifiliograficas - 1 Oct 2006
Bordel-Gómez Maria Teresa, Sánchez-Estella Juan, Yuste-Chaves Manuela, Santos-Durán Juan Carlos, Alonso-San Pablo Maria Teresa
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare autoimmune bullous disease that affects the skin and mucosae, characterized by the presence of antibodies against desmoglein 3, that causes acantholisis and formation of intraepidermal blisters. Observation of PV cases in several members of the same family suggests the existence of genetic factors that contribute to susceptibility to suffer the disease. However,...
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