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Hallopeau-Siemens dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa due to homozygous 5818delC mutation in the COL7A gene.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Apr 2013
Koshida Shigeki, Tsukamura Atsushi, Yanagi Takahide, Nakahara Sayuri, Takeuchi Yoshihiro, Kato Takashi, Tanaka Toshihiro, Nakano Hajime, Shimizu Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of inherited mechanobullous skin disease. The dystrophic EB (DEB), one subtype of EB, is inherited in an autosomal dominant DEB or in an autosomal recessive (RDEB). DEB is caused by mutations in the COL7A1 gene encoding type VII collagen, the major component of anchoring fibrils. Over 300 pathogenic mutations have been detected within COL7A in DEB. Patients with the...
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