Salivary desmoglein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris: a noninvasive alternative test to serum assessment.

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Published in Biomed Res Int on January 22, 2015

Authors

Hossein Mortazavi1, Alireza Khatami2, Zahra Seyedin3, Iman Vasheghani Farahani4, Maryam Daneshpazhooh5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Vahdat Islamic Square, Tehran 1199663911, Iran.
2: Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1416613675, Iran.
3: Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Vahdat Islamic Square, Tehran 1199663911, Iran.
4: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
5: Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1199663911, Iran ; Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Vahdat Islamic Square, Tehran 1199663911, Iran.

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