The Diagnosis and Blistering Mechanisms of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

The Diagnosis and Blistering Mechanisms of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a mucous membrane-dominated autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease that is caused by autoantibodies against various autoantigens in basement membrane zone (BMZ) proteins, including collagen XVII (COL17). Clinicians face diagnostic problems in detecting circul...

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Main Authors: Mayumi Kamaguchi, Hiroaki Iwata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
mucous membrane pemphigoid
type XVII collagen
direct immunofluorescence
collagen IV
C-terminas
steric hindrance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00034/full

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