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Identification of a novel mutation in keratin 1 in a family with epidermolytic hyperkeratosis.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Feb 2000
Arin M J, Longley M A, Epstein E H, Rothnagel J A, Roop D R
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK) is a hereditary skin disorder typified by blistering due to cytolysis. One in 100,000 individuals is affected by this autosomal-dominant disease. The onset of the disease phenotype is typically at birth. Histological and ultrastructural examination of the epidermis shows a thickened stratum corneum and tonofilament clumping around the nucleus of suprabasal keratinocytes. Linkage...
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