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Transient bullous dermolysis of the newborn: a novel de novo mutation in the COL7A1 gene.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Apr 2015
Shi Bing-Jun, Zhu Xiao-Juan, Liu Yi, Hao Jin, Yan Guo-Fu, Wang Su-Ping, Wang Xiu-Yong, Diao Qing-Chun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bullous dermolysis of the newborn (BDN), an extremely rare clinical type of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB), is characterized by subepidermal blistering at birth or shortly thereafter, followed by rapid improvement with minimal scarring or pigmentation. A total of 38 cases have been reported in the literature since the disease was initially described in 1985, but only 14 mutations in COL7A1,...
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