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Restoration of type VII collagen expression and function in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
Nature genetics - 1 Dec 2002
Chen Mei, Kasahara Noriyuki, Keene Douglas R, Chan Lawrence, Hoeffler Warren K, Finlay Deborah, Barcova Maria, Cannon Paula M, Mazurek Constance, Woodley David T
Abstract excerpt
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a family of inherited mechano-bullous disorders caused by mutations in the human type VII collagen gene (COL7A1). Individuals with DEB lack type VII collagen and anchoring fibrils, structures that attach epidermis and dermis. The current lack of treatment...
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