Article
Complement polymorphism in herpes gestationis: association with C4 null allele.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Oct 1993
Shornick J K, Artlett C M, Jenkins R E, Briggs D C, Welsh K I, Garvey M P, Kelly S E, Black M M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Herpes gestationis (HG) is a rare, pregnancy-related skin disease characterized by the production of an autoantibody to a component of the hemidesmosome. It is associated with the class II antigens HLA-DR3 and HLA-DR4, but its potential association with the "class III antigens" C2, C4...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Chromosome Mapping
- Complement C3
- Complement C4a
- Complement C4b
- Complement Factor B
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Pemphigoid Gestationis
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Pregnancy