Transgenic Rescue of Desmoglein 3 Null Mice with Desmoglein 1 to Develop a Syngeneic Mouse Model for Pemphigus Vulgaris

    Tsuyoshi Hata, Koji Nishifuji, Kouji Shimoda … Masayuki Amagai
    Studysummary This study reports that the transgenic expression of Dsg1 in mice rescued the severe B6-Dsg3−/− phenotype and created a syngeneic mouse model of pemphigus vulgaris, which may aid in understanding autoimmunity mechanisms.
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