Comparative study of direct and indirect immunofluorescence and of bullous pemphigoid 180 and 230 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid

Direct immunofluorescence (DIF), indirect immunofluorescence (IIF), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) are used for the laboratory diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid (BP). The diagnostic value of DIF and IIF on rabbit and monkey esophagus or human salt-split skin and commercial ELISAs was as...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 748 - 753
Main Authors:	Sárdy, Miklós, Kostaki, Dimitra, Varga, Rita, Peris, Ketty, Ruzicka, Thomas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2013
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Autoantigens - analysis bullous pemphigoid bullous pemphigoid 180 bullous pemphigoid 230 Carrier Proteins - analysis Child Collagen Type XVII collagen XVII Cytoskeletal Proteins - analysis Dermatology diagnostics Dystonin Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay esophagus Female Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect Humans immunofluorescence Male Middle Aged Nerve Tissue Proteins - analysis Non-Fibrillar Collagens - analysis Pemphigoid, Bullous - diagnosis Retrospective Studies sensitivity Sensitivity and Specificity specificity Young Adult DIF bullous pemphigoid 230 collagen XVII CI IIF BMZ BP bullous pemphigoid diagnostics specificity sensitivity esophagus bullous pemphigoid 180 immunofluorescence ELISA indirect immunofluorescence direct immunofluorescence enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay basement membrane zone confidence interval
ISSN:	0190-9622, 1097-6787, 1097-6787
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