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Natural Stratum Corneum Antibodies and Antigens

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An interesting but neglected aspect of the stratum corneum is its status as a highly antigenic structure. What we know about SCAg and their antibodies will be reviewed in this article.

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This work was supported in part by Grant AI 17365–01 from the National Institute of Health

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  1. Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    J-C. Bystryn

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Wales, Welsh National School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF4 4XN, Great Britain

    Ronald Marks

  2. Universitätshautklinik, Moorenstraße 5, 4000, Düsseldorf 1, Germany

    Gerd Plewig

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Bystryn, JC. (1983). Natural Stratum Corneum Antibodies and Antigens. In: Marks, R., Plewig, G. (eds) Stratum Corneum. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68682-5_13

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