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The presence of autoantibodies (immunoglobulins) in the serum that react against LABD97, which is structurally identical to a portion of the extracellular domain of BPAg2. BPAg2, a 180 kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen, is a transmembrane protein important for basement membrane cohesion. [PMID:11180014]
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