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A de novo mutation in KRT5 in a crossbred calf with epidermolysis bullosa simplex.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Nov 2020
Jacinto Joana G P, Häfliger Irene M, Veiga Inês M B, Drögemüller Cord, Agerholm Jørgen S
Abstract excerpt
A 6-day-old Belgian Blue-Holstein calf was referred because of a syndrome resembling epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS). The clinical phenotype included irregular and differently sized erosions and ulcerations spread over the body, in particular on the limbs and over bone prominences, as well as in the nasal planum and oral mucosa. Blisters were easily induced by rubbing the skin. The skin lesions displayed a...
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