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Lack of K140 immunoreactivity in junctional epidermolysis bullosa skin and keratinocytes associates with misfolded laminin epidermal growth factor-like motif 2 of the β3 short arm.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Jun 2018
Condorelli A G, Fortugno P, Cianfarani F, Proto V, Di Zenzo G, Didona B, Zambruno G, Castiglia D
Abstract excerpt
Recessive mutations in the LAMA3, LAMB3 and LAMC2 genes that encode laminin-332 (LM332) (α3a, β3 and γ2 chains, respectively) cause different junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) subtypes. Biallelic truncating mutations in any of these three genes usually lead to lack of protein expression resulting in the severe generalized JEB subtype, while missense or splice-site mutations in at least one allele lead to...
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