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The inversa type of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is caused by specific arginine and glycine substitutions in type VII collagen.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2011
van den Akker Peter C, Mellerio Jemima E, Martinez Anna E, Liu Lu, Meijer Rowdy, Dopping-Hepenstal Patricia J C, van Essen Anthonie J, Scheffer Hans, Hofstra Robert M W, McGrath John A, Jonkman Marcel F
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BACKGROUND: The inversa type of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB-I) is a rare variant of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, characterised by blistering in the body flexures, trunk, and mucosa. The cause of this specific distribution is unknown. So far, 20 COL7A1 genotypes have been...
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