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Truncated typeXVII collagen expression in a patient with non-herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa caused by a homozygous splice-site mutation.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Jun 2001
van Leusden M R, Pas H H, Gedde-Dahl T, Sonnenberg A, Jonkman M F
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SUMMARY: Type XVII collagen (180-kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen) is a structural component of hemidesmosomes. Mutations in the type XVII collagen gene (COL17A1) have been established to be the molecular basis of non-Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB-nH), an inherited skin blistering disorder. Here we report for the first time truncated type XVII collagen expression, caused by homozygosity for a...
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