Type VII collagen is the major autoantigen for sublamina densa-type linear IgA bullous dermatosis

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, Fukuoka, Japan.
• ² Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Sciences Research, Stanford, California, USA.
• ³ Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Sciences Research, Stanford, California, USA; Division of Dermatology, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.
• ⁴ Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: hashimot@med.kurume-u.ac.jp.