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A prevalent mutation with founder effect in Spanish Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa families.
BMC medical genetics - 29 Sept 2010
Cuadrado-Corrales Natividad, Sánchez-Jimeno Carolina, García Marta, Escámez María-José, Illera Nuria, Hernández-Martín Angela, Trujillo-Tiebas María-José, Ayuso Carmen, Del Rio Marcela
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB) is a genodermatosis caused by more than 500 different mutations in the COL7A1 gene and characterized by blistering of the skin following a minimal friction or mechanical trauma.The identification of a cluster of RDEB pedigrees carrying the c.6527insC mutation in a specific area raises the question of the origin of this mutation from a common ancestor...
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