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In Vitro Models for the Evaluation of Antisense Oligonucleotides in Skin.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2022
Bremer Jeroen, van den Akker Peter C
Abstract excerpt
The genodermatosis dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is caused by mutations in the COL7A1 gene which encodes type VII collagen (C7). In the cutaneous basement membrane zone, C7 secures attachment of the epidermal basal keratinocyte to the papillary dermis by means of anchoring fibril formation. The complete absence of these anchoring fibrils leads to severe blistering of skin and mucosa upon the slightest...
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