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Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa: a systematic review exploring genotype-phenotype correlation.
American journal of clinical dermatology - 1 Apr 2015
Kim Whan B, Alavi Afsaneh, Walsh Scott, Kim Song, Pope Elena
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INTRODUCTION: Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa (EBP) is a clinical variant of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB), characterized by intense pruritus and hypertrophic, lichenified, prurigo-like papules, plaques, and nodules secondary to scratching. These clinical findings have been attributed to various mutations in the COL7A1 gene. Previous reports have yielded inconsistent findings regarding a possible...
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