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A pathogenic COL7A1 variant highlights semi-dominant inheritance in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
BMC medical genomics - 4 Feb 2025
Sattar Saira, Bharadwaj Thashi, Kalsoom Umm-E-, Acharya Anushree, Khan Saadullah, Leal Suzanne M, Schrauwen Isabelle
Abstract excerpt
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is a rare subtype of inherited epidermolysis bullosa, caused by variants in the collagen type VII alpha 1 chain (COL7A1) gene (MIM120120). Both autosomal dominant and recessive inheritance has been reported with variable phenotype. We investigated a Pakistani family with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa via exome sequencing and identified a pathogenic nonsense variant in COL7A1...
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