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Development of ichthyosiform skin compensates for defective permeability barrier function in mice lacking transglutaminase 1.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 2002
Kuramoto Nobuo, Takizawa Toshihiro, Takizawa Takami, Matsuki Masato, Morioka Hiroyuki, Robinson John M, Yamanishi Kiyofumi
Abstract excerpt
Transglutaminase 1 (TGase 1) is one of the genes implicated in autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis. Skin from TGase 1(-/-) mice, which die as neonates, lacks the normal insoluble cornified envelope and has impaired barrier function. Characterization of in situ dye permeability and transepid...
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