Exclusion of linkage between the collagenase gene and generalized recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa phenotype.

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Generalized recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a severe inherited autosomal disease characterized by dermolytic blister formation. Enhanced collagenase and/or abnormal collagenase have been reported in skin from affected patients, suggesting that collagenase could be responsible for the absence of anchoring fibrils in this disorder. We used a genetic linkage approach to test the hypothesis that...

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