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Immunofluorescence in oral lesions
S J Nithya1, R Sankarnarayanan1, V T Hemalatha1
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Immunofluorescence is an immunohistochemical method used to demonstrate the presence of antigen and antibodies in the tissues or serum. It is an auxiliary diagnostic tool for the autoimmune bullous and inflammatory disorders. It detects the in situ and circulating immune deposits that are involved in the pathogenesis of immunobullous diseases.
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