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(Left panel) Mutations within the cardiomyocyte desmosomal complex result in release of desmoglein-2 into the circulation, stimulating an autoimmune response. (Right panel) Anti-desmoglein-2 antibodies result in distortion of desmoglein-2 and failure to crosslink.
