antidesmoglein

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ desmoglein.

Noun

antidesmoglein (plural antidesmogleins)

1. (immunology) Any antibody that binds to desmoglein
   • 2015, Yasmeen Khatib et al., “Pemphigoid Vegetans in Childhood: A Case Report and Short Review of Literature”, in Indian Journal of Dermatology‎^[1], volume 60, →DOI:

     Antidesmoglein antibody 1 (anti-Dsg-1) was 4.6 U/ml (Normal value < 14) and antidesmoglein antibody 3 (anti-Dsg-3) was 6.62 U/ml (normal value < 7) detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).