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A novel mutation in the 1A domain of keratin 2e in ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Mar 1999
Arin M J, Longley M A, Epstein E H, Scott G, Goldsmith L A, Rothnagel J A, Roop D R
Abstract excerpt
Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens (IBS) is a rare autosomal dominant skin disorder with clinical features similar to epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK). Both diseases have been linked to the type II keratin cluster on chromosome 12q. Hyperkeratosis and blister formation are relatively mild in IBS compared with EHK, and the lysis of keratinocytes is restricted to the upper spinous and granular layers of the epidermis...
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