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Pemphigus-A Disease of Desmosome Dysfunction Caused by Multiple Mechanisms.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2018
Spindler Volker, Waschke Jens
Abstract excerpt
Pemphigus is a severe autoimmune-blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes caused by autoantibodies reducing desmosomal adhesion between epithelial cells. Autoantibodies against the desmosomal cadherins desmogleins (Dsgs) 1 and 3 as well as desmocollin 3 were shown to be pathogenic, whereas the role of other antibodies is unclear. Dsg3 interactions can be directly reduced by specific autoantibodies....
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