DUPUYTREN LITERATURE: AUTOANTIBODIES

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Medline Title Search (Dupuytren + Dermofasciectomy)

Dupuytren is not a classic autoimmune disorder, but autoantibodies play a role in the disease process.
Selected Publications

• Brenner P, Sachse C, Reichert B, Berger A. [Expression of various monoclonal antibodies in nodules and band stage in Dupuytren’s disease]. Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 1996;28(6):322-327. (PDF)
• Menzel EJ, Piza H, Zielinski C, Endler AT, Steffen C, Millesi H. Collagen types and anticollagen-antibodies in Dupuytren’s disease. Hand. 1979;11(3):243-248. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/391658. (PDF)
• Pereira R, Black C, Turner S, Spencer J. Antibodies to collagen types I–VI in Dupuytren’s contracture . The J Hand Surg J Br Soc Surg Hand . 1986;11(1):58-60. doi:10.1016/0266-7681(86)90014-8 (PDF)
• Stewart S, Malto M, Sandberg L, Colburn KK. Increased serum levels of anti-elastin antibodies in patients with Peyronie’s disease. J Urol. 1994;152(1):105-106. doi:10.1016/S0022-5347(17)32828-8 (PDF)