Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic blistering disease ... Dsg 3 is an adhesive component of desmosomes mediating attachments between epithelial cells.

Introduction: The autoantibody-driven disease pemphigus vulgaris (PV) impairs desmosome adhesion in the epidermis. In desmosomes, the pemphigus autoantigens desmoglein 1 (Dsg1) and Dsg3 link adjacent ...

Parallel work by our group evaluating a comprehensive set of pro- and anti-inflammatory serum cytokines in Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) as well as Alopecia areata (AA) uncovered a similar pattern of ...

Issues to be addressed when evaluating a patient for pemphigus include the age of onset, previous clinical symtoms, initial presentation, presence of mucous membrane symptoms and the presence of ...