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Polymorphisms in the Mitochondrial Genome Are Associated With Bullous Pemphigoid in Germans.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2019
Russlies Juliane, Fähnrich Anke, Witte Mareike, Yin Junping, Benoit Sandrine, Gläser Regine, Günter Claudia, Eming Rüdiger, Erdmann Jeanette, Gola Damian, Gupta Yask, Holtsche Maike Marleen, Kern Johannes S, König Inke R, Kiritsi Dimitra, Lieb Wolfgang, Sadik Christian D, Sárdy Miklós, Schauer Franziska, van Beek Nina, Weidinger Anke, Worm Margitta, Zillikens Detlef, Schmidt Enno, Busch Hauke, Ibrahim Saleh M, Hirose Misa
Abstract excerpt
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most prevalent autoimmune skin blistering disease and is characterized by the generation of autoantibodies against the hemidesmosomal proteins BP180 (type XVII collagen) and BP230. Most intriguingly, BP is distinct from other autoimmune diseases because it predominantly affects elderly individuals above the age of 75 years, raising the question why autoantibodies and the clinical...
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