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Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition leads to cellular phenotype correction of DSP-mutated keratinocytes.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Mar 2024
Andrei Daniela, Bremer Jeroen, Kramer Duco, Nijenhuis Albertine M, van der Molen Marije, Diercks Gilles F H, van den Akker Peter C, Vermeer Mathilde C S C, van der Meer Peter, Bolling Maria C
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Desmoplakin (DSP) is a desmosomal component expressed in skin and heart, essential for desmosome stability and intermediate filament connection. Pathogenic variants in the DSP gene encoding DSP, lead to heterogeneous skin, adnexa and heart-related phenotypes, including skin fragility, woolly hair (WH), palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) and arrhythmogenic/dilated cardiomyopathy (ACM/DCM). The ambiguity of...
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