Immunological Studies of Bullous Pemphigoid in Relation to Other Bullous Diseases

Alkarawi, Khalid Saleh (1992) Immunological Studies of Bullous Pemphigoid in Relation to Other Bullous Diseases. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid is a chronic autoimmune blistering disease of the elderly. The disorder is associated with linear deposition of IgG and complement along the epidermal basement membrane. Circulating IgG autoantibodies are present in the majority of patients and bind to a normal component of the basement membrane zone, the bullous pemphigoid antigen.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Additional Information: Adviser: R M Mackie
• Keywords: Medicine, Immunology
• Date of Award: 1992
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1992-74446
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2019 18:19
• Last Modified: 27 Sep 2019 18:19
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/74446