1. Prevalence of Anti-Desmoglein-3 Antibodies in Endemic Regions of Fogo Selvagem in Brazil 
Julio Hilario-Vargas, David A. Dasher, Ning Li, Valeria Aoki, Gunter Hans-Filho, Vandir dos Santos, Bahjat F. Qaqish, Evandro A. Rivitti, Luis A. Diaz 
Journal of Investigative Dermatology 
Volume 126, Issue 9, Pages (September 2006)
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2. Figure 1
Dsg3 ELISA index values, according to region. ELISA index values from patients with FS and clinically normal subjects were grouped according to region and plotted. The dashed horizontal line marks the cutoff value of 20 arbitrary units. Dsg3, desmoglein 3; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; FS, fogo selvagem; LV, Limao Verde; CS, Corrego Seco; UNC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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3. Figure 2
Dsg3 IP and corresponding Dsg3 ELISA index value. (1) Negative control from a normal human serum; (2) Positive control from PV serum; (3 and 4) Normal human sera from the UNC blood bank; (5–11) Serum samples from normal individuals living in Limao Verde, Mato Grosso, and Brazil. ND, not determined.
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