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A transient epidermolysis bullosa simplex-like phenotype associated with bexarotene treatment in a G138E KRT5 heterozygote.
Journal of cutaneous pathology - 1 Nov 2010
Trufant Joshua W, Kreizenbeck Gretchen M, Carlson Kacie R, Muthusamy Viswanathan, Girardi Michael, Bosenberg Marcus W
Abstract excerpt
Basal keratinocyte lysis is the hallmark histopathological finding of epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), a group of rare heritable mechanobullous disorders characterized by intraepidermal blister formation and skin fragility. Over 100 mutations, found predominantly in the genes encoding keratins 5 and 14 (KRT5, KRT14), have been described to account for a variety of clinical subtypes. EBS with mottled...
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