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Skin and heart: une liaison dangereuse.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Aug 2009
Bolling Maria C, Jonkman Marcel F
Abstract excerpt
Both skin and heart are subject to shear mechanical stress and need to be stress-resistant in a flexible way. The intercellular connecting structures in skin and heart, the desmosomes, that have to resist these forces show remarkable resemblance in epidermis and myocardium. Mutations in desmosomal proteins lead to inherited desmosomal cardiocutaneous syndromes (DCCS): une liaison dangereuse. This article will...
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