Background Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune disease that typically presents with tense
bullae and severe pruritus. However, bullae can be lacking, a subtype termed nonbullous …

Autoimmune bullous diseases are a group of chronic inflammatory disorders caused by
autoantibodies targeted against structural proteins of the desmosomal and hemidesmosomal …

Hematite microparticles are becoming increasingly important components in the soft matter
field. The remarkable combination of magnetic and photocatalytic properties that …

Objective. To study the efficacy and safety of B cell depletion with rituximab, a chimeric
murine/human anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) …

Objective. To compare health-related quality of life (HR-QOL), employment and disability of
primary and secondary SS (pSS and sSS, respectively) patients with the general Dutch …

Background Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune subepidermal
blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes. This disease typically affects the elderly …

This guideline has been initiated by the task force Autoimmune Blistering Diseases of the
European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, including physicians from all relevant …

Energy losses inherent to the conversion of sunlight to electricity in solar cells are mainly due
to the so-called spectral mismatch: low energy photons are not absorbed while the energy …

Methods. In a phase II study, an incisional pa-rotid biopsy specimen was obtained from 5
patients with primary SS before and 12 weeks after rituximab treatment (4 infusions of 375 mg/…

The vertical deposition technique for creating crystalline microstructures is applied for the first
time to nonspherical colloids in the form of hollow silica cubes. Controlled deposition of the …