Mutant keratin expression in transgenic mice causes marked abnormalities resembling a human genetic skin disease.

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To explore the relationship between keratin gene mutations and genetic disease, we made transgenic mice expressing a mutant keratin in the basal layer of their stratified squamous epithelia. These mice exhibited abnormalities in epidermal architecture and often died prematurely. Blistering occurred easily, and basal cell cytolysis was evidence at the light and electron microscopy levels. Keratin filament...

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