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June 11, 2026International Journal of Dermatology

Risk of Bias and Reporting Quality in BP180 / BP230 ELISA Diagnostic Studies of Bullous Pemphigoid: A Meta‐Epidemiological Study

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MGMonika Grochowska‐RakKKKatarzyna KuligAGArleta Grabowska

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Meta-epidemiological study assesses bias and reporting quality in BP180/BP230 ELISA diagnostic studies, highlighting implications for clinical accuracy.

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate if methodological flaws and incomplete reporting influence accuracy estimates of BP180 and BP230 ELISA tests for diagnosing bullous pemphigoid.
  • Meta-epidemiological methodological study of 18 published diagnostic accuracy studies from 2004 to 2025
  • Risk of bias assessed using QUADAS‐2, reporting quality evaluated with a STARD-based checklist
  • No new pooled meta-analysis was performed.
  • 83% of studies (15/18) had high risk of bias in patient selection
  • Median sensitivity/specificity were 0.82/0.94 for BP180 and 0.58/0.98 for BP230
  • Sensitivity of BP180 was lower in low-risk studies (0.69) compared to high/unclear risk studies (0.84; p=0.09).

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Grochowska‐Rak et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2a512e80c8f91e7f39d867https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.70524
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