Autoantibody Profile of a Cohort of 54 Italian Patients with Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis: LAD-1 Denoted as a Major Auto-antigen of the Lamina Lucida Subtype

Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is characterized by presence of multiple IgA autoantibodies, and a comparatively lesser number of IgG antibodies, directed against different hemidesmosomal antigens.The main autoantigens are LAD-1, LABD-97, BP180 and BP230, type VII collagen and laminin 332.We retrospectively studied campdraft girth the serology

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Estimating the population health and economic impacts of introducing a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Malaysia- an economic evaluation

Pneumococcal disease is a potentially fatal bacterial infection that is vaccine-preventable.Malaysia has yet to adopt a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into its national immunization program (NIP).In 2016, pneumonia was the 3rd leading cause of death in children under five in Malaysia, accounting for 3.8% of under-five deaths.Introducing a pne

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