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Identification of somatic and germline mosaicism for a keratin 5 mutation in epidermolysis bullosa simplex in a family of which the proband was previously regarded as a sporadic case.
Clinical genetics - 1 Sept 2004
Nagao-Watanabe M, Fukao T, Matsui E, Kaneko H, Inoue R, Kawamoto N, Kasahara K, Nagai M, Ichiki Y, Kitajima Y, Kondo N
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is an autosomal-dominant inherited blistering skin disease characterized by intraepidermal blistering due to mechanical stress-induced degeneration of basal keratinocytes. EBS is caused by mutations in either keratin 5 or keratin 14, the major keratins expressed in the basal layer of the epidermis. We experienced a unique EBS-affected family. The proband had a heterozygous...
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