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Low pathogenicity of anti-desmoglein 3 immunoglobulin G autoantibodies contributes to the atypical clinical phenotypes in pemphigus.
The Journal of dermatology - 1 Jul 2015
Saleh Marwah A, Hashimoto Rena, Kase Yuko, Amagai Masayuki, Yamagami Jun
Abstract excerpt
The clinical phenotypes of pemphigus can be explained by the desmoglein (Dsg) compensation theory. However, some atypical cases such as cutaneous pemphigus vulgaris (cPV), in which patients have anti-Dsg3 antibodies without oral erosions, do not conform to this theory. To explain the discrepancy between clinical phenotypes and anti-Dsg antibody profiles, the pathogenic strength of immunoglobulin (Ig)G...
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