Primary study · included by 1 review

A Probing of the Issue of Detecting IgG, IgG4 and IgA Antibodies to Laminin 332 Epitopes in Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: A Clinical-Laboratory Experience of a Single Central European University Dermatology Department.

Gornowicz-Porowska 2022 · Gornowicz-Porowska Justyna, Jałowska Magdalena, Seraszek-Jaros Agnieszka, et al. · Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2022

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Diagnostic Agreement in Subepidermal Blistering Diseases: Is ELISA Test Reliable as Direct Immunofluorescence? A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis.

Non-Cochrane · DTA · 2026 · cited as Gornowicz-Porowska 2022 · Table 2; References

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Diagnostic agreement between ELISA and DIF (risk difference in test positivity) ELISA (BP180, BP230 and/or Lam332) in mucous membrane pemphigoid (index test) vs Direct immunofluorescence (DIF, reference standard) · At first diagnosis, before immunosuppressive therapy	RD 0.55 [0.43, 0.67]	7 studies · 489 participants	GRADE not reported
Diagnostic agreement between ELISA and DIF (risk difference in test positivity) ELISA for BP180 autoantibodies (index test) vs Direct immunofluorescence (DIF, reference standard) · At first diagnosis, before immunosuppressive therapy	RD 0.26 [0.19, 0.33]	35 studies · 2776 participants	GRADE not reported
Diagnostic agreement between ELISA and DIF (risk difference in test positivity) ELISA for BP230 autoantibodies (index test) vs Direct immunofluorescence (DIF, reference standard) · At first diagnosis, before immunosuppressive therapy	RD 0.59 [0.47, 0.71]	27 studies · 2097 participants	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.