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Dominant pretibial dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in an Italian family.
Pediatric dermatology - 1 Nov 2020
Vaccaro Mario, Guarneri Claudio, Guarneri Fabrizio, Lentini Maria, Cannavò Serafinella P
Abstract excerpt
We describe a case of pretibial dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa in a 5-year-old girl, her mother, and maternal great aunt. All subjects had trauma-induced blisters and erosions, with scarring, on the knees and lower legs, and nail dystrophy of variable severity. Genetic analysis in all three patients showed a 6849del18 mutation in the COL7A1 gene, causing the production of shortened collagen VII polypeptides and...
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