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Three-dimensional imaging reveals major changes in skin microvasculature in lipoid proteinosis and lichen sclerosus.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Jun 2005
Kowalewski Cezary, Kozłowska Anna, Chan Ien, Górska Marta, Woźniak Katarzyna, Jabłońska Stefania, McGrath John A
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BACKGROUND: Lipoid proteinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by deposition of hyaline-like material in several organs, including skin. Pathogenic mutations have been found in the extracellular matrix protein 1 gene (ECM1). Recent studies have disclosed that ECM1 is also a target antigen for autoantibodies in patients with the acquired disease, lichen sclerosus. Both conditions have been...
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