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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with pyloric atresia is a novel clinical subtype caused by mutations in the plectin gene (PLEC1).
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Feb 2005
Nakamura Hiroyuki, Sawamura Daisuke, Goto Maki, Nakamura Hideki, McMillan James R, Park Susam, Kono Sumio, Hasegawa Shiro, Paku Son'e, Nakamura Tomohiko, Ogiso Yoshihumi, Shimizu Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited mechano-bullous disorder of the skin, and is divided into three major categories: EB simplex (EBS), dystrophic EB, and junctional EB (JEB). Mutations in the plectin gene (PLEC1) cause EBS associated with muscular dystrophy, whereas JEB associated with pyloric atresia (PA) results from mutations in the alpha6 and beta4 integrin genes. In this study, we examined three EB...
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