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The immunology of bullous oculo-muco-cutaneous disorders
U Pleyer1, L Bruckner-Tuderman, A Friedmann
1Department of Ophtahalmology, Charite, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
Immunology Today
|March 1, 1996
Abstract:
In skin-blistering diseases, alteration of cellular adhesion results in a loss of cohesion of the epithelium of the skin and the mucous membranes. These disorders are often genetically determined and involve highly specific autoantibodies. A recent workshop discussed the immunology of these diseases.