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Integrin beta 4 mutations associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 1995
Vidal F, Aberdam D, Miquel C, Christiano A M, Pulkkinen L, Uitto J, Ortonne J P, Meneguzzi G
Abstract excerpt
Pyloric atresia associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa (PA-JEB), is a rare inherited disorder characterized by pyloric stenosis and blistering of the skin as primary manifestations. We demonstrate that in one PA-JEB patient the disease resulted from two distinct mutations in the beta 4 integrin gene alleles. The paternal mutation consists of a one base pair deletion causing a shift in the open reading...
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