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A unique LAMB3 splice-site mutation with founder effect from the Balkans causes lethal epidermolysis bullosa in several European countries.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Oct 2016
Mayer B, Silló P, Mazán M, Pintér D, Medvecz M, Has C, Castiglia D, Petit F, Charlesworth A, Hatvani Zs, Pamjav H, Kárpáti S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We have encountered repeated cases of recessive lethal generalized severe (Herlitz-type) junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB gen sev) in infants born to Hungarian Roma parents residing in a small region of Hungary. OBJECTIVES: To identify the disease-causing mutation and to investigate the genetic background of its unique carrier group. METHODS: The LAMB3 gene was analysed in peripheral-blood...
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