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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex in Japanese and Korean patients: genetic studies in 19 cases.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Aug 2006
Yasukawa K, Sawamura D, Goto M, Nakamura H, Jung S-Y, Kim S-C, Shimizu H
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BACKGROUND: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) comprises a group of hereditary bullous diseases characterized by intraepidermal blistering caused by mutations in either keratin gene, KRT5 or KRT14. Significant correlation between the position of mutations within these proteins and the clinical severity of EBS has been noted. A recent report showed EBS cases in Israel had unique genetic features compared with...
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