How skin falls apart: Pathology of autoimmune skin disease revealed at the nanoscale
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 03:32
in Health & Medicine
Researchers studying a rare, blistering disease have discovered new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin. The research has the potential to help clinicians identify who may be at risk for developing Pemphigus vulgaris (PV), an autoimmune skin disorder, by distinguishing pathogenic (disease-causing) autoimmune antibodies from other nonpathogenic autoimmune antibodies.
