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Review of collagen VII sequence variants found in Australasian patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa reveals nine novel COL7A1 variants.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Jun 2007
Dang Ningning, Klingberg Sandra, Marr Penelope, Murrell Dédée F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is an inherited skin fragility disorder where blistering occurs in the sub-lamina densa zone at the level of anchoring fibrils (AFs) of the dermo-epidermal junction. Both autosomal dominant (DDEB) and recessive (RDEB) result from mutations in the type VII collagen gene (COL7A1). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to understand the genotype-phenotype...
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