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A founder COL17A1 splice site mutation leading to generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa in an extended inbred Palestinian family from Israel.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Whittock Neil Vincent, Sher Carron, Gold Isaac, Libman Vitalia, Reish Orit
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PURPOSE: Generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa is a nonlethal form of junctional EB with an autosomal recessive inheritance. There is generalized cutaneous blister formation at sites of trauma, atrophic alopecia affecting scalp, eyelash and eyebrow, dystrophic nail changes, and tooth abnormalities. In this study, we have studied a five-generation Palestinian family affected with generalized atrophic...
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