Anti Basement Membrane Autoantibody

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Clinical-significance 3 Procedure 4 More General Terms 5 References

Etiology

• bullous pemphigoid

Clinical-significance

• found in patients with bullous pemphigoid
• high titers may be consistent with active disease

Procedure

• ELISA
• measures IgG against bullous pemphigoid autoantigen-2

More General Terms

• serology
• autoantibody

References

1. Bernard P et al Risk factors for relapse in patients with bullous pemphigoid in clinical remission: A multicenter, prospective, cohort study. Arch Dermatol 2009 May; 145:537. PMID: [1]

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