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rAAV2-mediated restoration of LEKTI in LEKTI-deficient cells from Netherton patients.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Mar 2011
Roedl Daniela, Oji Vinzenz, Buters Jeroen T M, Behrendt Heidrun, Braun-Falco Markus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Netherton syndrome (NS, MIM 256500) is a potential live threatening autosomal-recessive skin disorder clinically characterized by the trias of congenital erythroderma, hair shaft anomalies and atopic diathesis. It is caused by mutations in the gene SPINK5 resulting in a deficiency of its processed protein named lympho-epithelial Kazal-type related inhibitor (LEKTI). LEKTI controls the activity of...
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