[Hereditary epidermolysis bullosa: towards classification and genetic counseling based upon identification of molecular defects].

Article

[Hereditary epidermolysis bullosa: towards classification and genetic counseling based upon identification of molecular defects].

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Nov 1994

Hovnanian A, de Prost Y

Abstract excerpt

Inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) includes three main types depending on the precise ultrastructural level at which the split responsible for the blistering occurs; 1) simplex EB (SEB) located at the level of the basal cells; 2) junctional EB (JEB) located in the lamina lucida; 3) dystrophic E...

Topics

Cell Adhesion Molecules
Collagen
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Genetic Counseling
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Keratins
Molecular Biology
Mutation
Kalinin

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