THE IMMUNOLOGY OF BULLOUS OCULO-MUCO-CUTANEOUS DISORDERS

Authors
PLEYER U BRUCKNERTUDERMAN L FRIEDMANN A HARTMANN C SIMON J STERRY W
Citation
U. Pleyer et al., THE IMMUNOLOGY OF BULLOUS OCULO-MUCO-CUTANEOUS DISORDERS, Immunology today, 17(3), 1996, pp. 111-113
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
Immunology today → ACNP
ISSN journal
01675699
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
111 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5699(1996)17:3<111:TIOBOD>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
In skin-blistering diseases, alteration of cellular adhesion results i n a loss of cohesion of the epithelium of the skin and the mucous memb ranes. These disorders are often genetically determined and involve hi ghly specific autoantibodies. A recent workshop discussed the immunol ogy of these diseases.