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Diagnostic Approach to Autoimmune Blistering Diseases Using Immunoblotting with Chemiluminescence
Author(s) -
Kitamura Tetsunori,
Tamada Yasuhiko,
Takama Hiromichi,
Yokochi Kikuka,
Nitta Yukiko,
Ikeya Toshihiko
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1994.tb01810.x
Subject(s) - autoantibody , chemiluminescence , immunology , titer , medicine , antigen , autoimmune disease , antibody , chemistry , chromatography
Autoantibodies in sera from patients with autoimmune blistering diseases were detected by immunoblotting with chemiluminescence. This method provided the high sensitivity in the detection of autoantibodies against human epidermal extract. It was useful for detecting low titers of autoantibodies, and identifying small amounts of autoantigens in antigen extracts.