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Functional redundancy of extracellular matrix protein 1 in epidermal differentiation.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Oct 2007
Sercu S, Poumay Y, Herphelin F, Liekens J, Beek L, Zwijsen A, Wessagowit V, Huylebroeck D, McGrath J A, Merregaert J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) is a secreted protein expressed in skin. Its dermatological relevance has been highlighted by the discovery of loss-of-function mutations in ECM1 in patients with lipoid proteinosis (LiP). OBJECTIVES: To determine the role of ECM1 in epidermal differentiation by examining gene and protein expression of epidermal differentiation markers in individuals with LiP and...
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