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A case of linear IgA disease with IgA antibodies to type VII collagen demonstrated by immunofluorescence overlay antigen mapping

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

    Shohei Kitayama, Teruhiko Makino, Masao Hayashi, Fumina Furukawa, Ryotaro Torai, Megumi Mizawa & Tadamichi Shimizu

  2. Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan

    Norito Ishii

  3. Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

    Takashi Hashimoto

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Kitayama, S., Makino, T., Hayashi, M. et al. A case of linear IgA disease with IgA antibodies to type VII collagen demonstrated by immunofluorescence overlay antigen mapping. Eur J Dermatol 32, 553–554 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2022.4312

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