In Which Disease Do Individuals Produce Antibodies That Bind to Proteins

question 86

Multiple Choice

In which disease do individuals produce antibodies that bind to proteins present in hemidesmosmes? It causes the lower layer of the epidermis to lose attachment to the underlying basement membrane and thus to the underlying connective tissue layer of the dermis.The leakage of fluid into the space beneath the epidermis results in severe blistering of the skin.

• A)epidermolysis bullosa
• B)bullous pemphigoid
• C)blisterosis
• D)hemidesmosomosis
• E)eczema

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