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A new homozygous nonsense mutation in<i>LAMA3A</i>underlying laryngo-onycho-cutaneous syndrome
20 Jul 2013
Abstract excerpt
Laryngo-onycho-cutaneous (LOC) syndrome is a subtype of autosomal recessive junctional epidermolysis bullosa in which there is prominent skin and mucosal granulation tissue that can lead to delayed wound healing, laryngeal obstruction and blindness. Thus far, all cases are of Punjabi ancestry and have been shown to result from a founder mutation in the LAMA3 gene, notably involving a single nucleotide insertion...
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