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Anti-desmoglein 1 antibodies in healthy related and unrelated subjects and patients with pemphigus foliaceus in endemic and non-endemic areas from Tunisia.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Sept 2009
Abida O, Kallel-Sellami M, Joly P, Ben Ayed M, Zitouni M, Masmoudi A, Mokni M, Fezzaa B, Ben Osman A, Kammoun M R, Gilbert D, Turki H, Tron F, Masmoudi H, Makni S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune blistering skin disease characterized by the production of pathogenic IgG autoantibodies directed against desmoglein 1. AIM: To determine the prevalence of anti-desmoglein 1 antibodies in healthy subjects and their distribution in the different regions of Tunisia and to better identify endemic areas of pemphigus foliaceus. METHODS: We tested, by enzyme-linked...
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