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Type VII collagen: the anchoring fibril protein at fault in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
Dermatologic clinics - 1 Jan 2010
Chung Hye Jin, Uitto Jouni
Abstract excerpt
Type VII collagen is a major component of the anchoring fibrils of the dermal-epidermal adhesion on the dermal side at the lamina densa/papillary dermis interface. Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) emerged as a candidate for type VII collagen mutations becausing anchoring fibrils were shown to be morphologically altered, reduced in number, or completely absent in patients with different forms of DEB....
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