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Polymorphisms in the mitochondrially encoded <scp>ATP</scp> synthase 8 gene are associated with susceptibility to bullous pemphigoid in the German population
2 May 2015
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune blistering skin diseases (AIBD) are a heterogeneous group of conditions clinically characterised by blisters and erosions on skin and mucous membranes. Immunologically, they are associated with autoantibodies directed against skin structural proteins 1. Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the prototype of AIBD with autoantibodies targeting the hemidesmosomal proteins BP180 (BPAG2) and BP230 (BPAG1). In most...
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