Relation between immunogenetics and environmental factors in a Brazilian epidemiological study of Pemphigus vulgaris and Pemphigus foliaceus

• Grant number: 14/10787-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: August 01, 2014
• End date: July 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Ana Maria Ferreira Roselino
• Grantee: Maria José Franco Brochado
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 10/51729-2 - Relation between immunogenetics and environmental factors in a Brazilian epidemiological study of Pemphigus vulgaris and Pemphigus foliaceus, AP.TEM

Abstract

The present project "IMMUNOGENETICS AND ENVIROMENTAL FACTORS IN A BRAZILIAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS AND PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS" was delineated following the observation that both clinical forms of pemphigus (pemphigus vulgaris - PV, and pemphigus foliaceus - PF) are endemic in the northeastern region of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The main objective of this epidemiological study is to associate immune genetic and environmental factors to the etiology and pathogenesis of PV and PF.