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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex in Israel: clinical and genetic features.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Apr 2003
Ciubotaru Dan, Bergman Reuven, Baty David, Indelman Margarita, Pfendner Ellen, Petronius Danny, Moualem Hannah, Kanaan Moien, Ben Amitai Danny, McLean W H Irwin, Uitto Jouni, Sprecher Eli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is the most common form of epidermolysis bullosa. The disease is characterized by intraepidermal blistering due in most cases to mutations in cytokeratin genes 5 (K5) or 14 (K14). Extensive studies in the United States and Europe have shown that EBS is almost always inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. OBJECTIVE: To assess the possibility that the molecular...
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