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Circulating pemphigus autoantibodies in healthy relatives of pemphigus patients: coincidental phenomenon with a risk of disease development?
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Aug 2007
Torzecka Jolanta Dorota, Woźniak Katarzyna, Kowalewski Cezary, Waszczykowska Elzbieta, Sysa-Jedrzejowska Anna, Pas Hendri H, Narbutt Joanna
Abstract excerpt
Pemphigus is a severe autoimmune disease characterized by circulating and bound in vivo pemphigus autoantibodies. It was revealed that the autoantibodies occur in healthy first-degree relatives of pemphigus patients; however, their significance is not fully elucidated. Thus, the aim of the study was to assess the frequency of circulating IgG pemphigus autoantibodies in the healthy relatives of pemphigus patients...
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