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Novel and recurrent COL7A1 mutation in a Polish population.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Wertheim-Tysarowska Katarzyna, Sobczyńska-Tomaszewska Agnieszka, Kowalewski Cezary, Kutkowska-Kaźmierczak Anna, Woźniak Katarzyna, Niepokój Katarzyna, Klausegger Alfred, Sypniewska-Jutkiewicz Joanna, Stępień Anna, Bal Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (DEB) is a rare bullous genodermatosis caused by mutations in COL7A1, which encodes collagen type VII, the main component of anchoring fibrilis. DEB is inherited in an autosomal recessive and dominant manner, depending on the mutation type and localization. The aim of this study was to update the spectrum and frequency of COL7A1 mutations in a cohort of 42 Polish DEB patients....
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