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Dissecting the anti-desmoglein autoreactive B cell repertoire in pemphigus vulgaris patients.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 May 2007
Qian Ye, Diaz Luis A, Ye Jian, Clarke Stephen H
Abstract excerpt
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) encompasses two clinical phenotypes, one producing mucosal blisters and the other mucosal and skin lesions (mcPV). The mucosal blister-producing PV variant is characterized by autoantibodies against desmoglein (Dsg)3, whereas mucosal and skin lesion-producing PV is characterized by autoantibodies to Dsg3 and Dsg1. The present study was aimed at disclosing the diversity and clonality of the...
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