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Spontaneous KRT5 Gene Mutation in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta): A Novel Nonhuman Primate Model of Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex.
Veterinary pathology - 1 Mar 2020
Johnson Amanda L, Peterson Samuel M, Terry Margaret M L, Ferguson Betsy, Colgin Lois M, Lewis Anne D
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is an inherited skin disorder characterized by increased skin and mucous membrane fragility. Most cases are caused by mutations in keratin 5 (KRT5) and keratin 14 (KRT14). Mutations of these genes result in cytoskeletal disruption of the basal keratinocytes. Gross and histopathologic findings of 2 clinically affected homozygous rhesus macaques with an insertion variant mutation...
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