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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with muscular dystrophy: phenotype-genotype correlations and review of the literature.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Dec 1999
Shimizu H, Takizawa Y, Pulkkinen L, Murata S, Kawai M, Hachisuka H, Udono M, Uitto J, Nishikawa T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with muscular dystrophy (EBS-MD; OMIM# 226670) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by genetic defects in the plectin gene. Because EBS-MD is relatively rare, and gene defects have been elucidated only in a limited number of patients, the precise phenotype-genotype correlations have not yet been fully elucidated. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to...
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