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Deposition of complement CIq in primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis
Author(s) -
DANNO K.,
IMAMURA S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1982.tb00921.x
Subject(s) - amyloidosis , amyloid (mycology) , complement (music) , antibody , amyloid fibril , pathology , complement system , deposition (geology) , medicine , chemistry , immunology , amyloid β , biology , disease , biochemistry , paleontology , complementation , sediment , gene , phenotype
SUMMARY Deposition of immunoglobulins and complement components was studied in twelve cases of primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis by direct immunofiuorescence microscopy. CIq was detected in amyloid islands in ten cases but immunoglobulins and C3 were found in only a few cases. It is suggested that CIq may be one of the nonepidermal components of cutaneous amyloid.