Association of autoimmunity and cicatricial pemphigoid: is there an immunogenetic basis?
A group of 34 patients with cicatricial pemphigoid was investigated for the presence of autoimmune disorders. Thirty-two percent of patients had autoimmune disease compared with 7% in the control population, a highly significant difference (p less than 0.002). Circulating autoantibodies were also si...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1991
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