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Desmoglein 1 and Desmoglein 3 Are the Target Autoantigens in Herpetiform Pemphigus

Ken Ishii, Masayuki Amagai, Ayako Komai, Tamotsu Ebihara, Tadeusz P. Chorzelski, Stefania Jabłońska, Kazuhiko Ohya, T. Níshikaẃa, Takashi Hashimoto

Archives of Dermatology · 1999 · 89 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Dsg1 and Dsg3 are the major cell surface target molecules of HP, suggesting that most cases of HP are clinical variants of pemphigus foliaceus and that the rest might be variants of pemphigus vulgaris.

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