Prevalence of Anti-Desmoglein-3 Antibodies in Endemic Regions of Fogo Selvagem in Brazil
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Analysis of Anti-desmoglein 1 Autoantibodies in 68 Healthy Mother/Neonate Pairs from a Highly Endemic Region of Fogo Selvagem in Brazil
OBJECTIVES Fogo Selvagem (FS) in Limao Verde (LV), Brazil shows clinical and histological features of pemphigus foliaceus (PF) and shares pathogenic IgG4 anti-desmoglein 1 (Dsg1) autoantibodies. Previously, our group reported that mothers with active FS deliver babies with normal skin and low/negative titers of IgG4 autoantibodies by indirect immunofluorescence. It was postulated that maternal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Dermatology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0022-202X
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700388