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Keratin mutations in patients with epidermolysis bullosa simplex: correlations between phenotype severity and disturbance of intermediate filament molecular structure.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 May 2010
Jerábková B, Marek J, Bucková H, Kopecková L, Veselý K, Valícková J, Fajkus J, Fajkusová L
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BACKGROUND: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is an inherited skin disorder caused by mutations in the keratin 5 (KRT5) and keratin 14 (KRT14) genes, with fragility of basal keratinocytes leading to epidermal cytolysis and blistering. OBJECTIVES: In this study, we characterized mutations in KRT...
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