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Novel biallelic variants in COL7A1 cause recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Aug 2020
Yang Neng, Ma Yongyi, Yao Hong, Chang Qing, Zhang Victor, Liang Zhiqing, Cai Xiongwei
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BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is an incurable and severe inherited skin disorder characterized by recurrent blistering at the sublamina densa beneath the cutaneous basement membrane. It is caused by biallelic loss-of-function mutation in the gene encoding type VII collagen (COL7A1). This study aimed to identify the causative variants of a Chinese RDEB patient and further...
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