Development of antigen-specific ELISA for circulating autoantibodies to extracellular matrix protein 1 in lichen sclerosus.

Lichen sclerosus is a common, acquired chronic inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology, although circulating autoantibodies to the glycoprotein extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) have been detected in most patients' sera. We have examined the nature of ECM1 epitopes in lichen sclerosus...

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Main Authors: Oyama, N, Chan, I, Neill, S, South, A, Wojnarowska, F, Kawakami, Y, D'Cruz, D, Mepani, K, Hughes, G, Bhogal, B, Kaneko, F, Black, M, McGrath, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004