PEMPHIGOID ANTIBODIES - serum

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Specimen: 10 mL blood in plain tube.

Method: Indirect IF.

Reference Interval: Not detected.

Application: Diagnosis of bullous skin diseases.

Interpretation: Presence of basement membrane antibodies is suggestive of bullous pemphigoid. Titre does not correlate with disease activity or treatment.

Reference: Stanley J. J Exp Med 1995; 181: 1-4.

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