Faster IgG4 Depletion Kinetics Observed for Anti-Desmoglein 3 Autoantibodies Following Rituximab Treatment in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris

Funding

This work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft through Research Training Group (GRK 1727/1) “Modulation of Autoimmunity”, the Cluster of Excellence “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation” (EXC 2167), and the Schleswig-Holstein Excellence-Chair Program from the State of Schleswig Holstein. This work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft through Research Training Group (GRK 1727/1) “Modulation of Autoimmunity”, the Cluster of Excellence “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation” (EXC 2167), and the Schleswig-Holstein Excellence-Chair Program from the State of Schleswig Holstein. The study was approved by the institutional review board (Uni-versity of Lübeck, #12-178) and performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.