Article
Type VII collagen DNA linkage analysis in a Japanese family with dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Dec 1994
Nomura K, Nakano H, Harada K, Umeki K, Kon A, Sawamura D, Mitsuhashi Y, Hashimoto I, Uitto J
Abstract excerpt
Type VII collagen, a major component of anchoring fibrils in the basement membrane zone, is now considered to be a primary genetic factor in the pathogenesis of dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DDEB). In this study, we performed genetic linkage analysis in a Japanese family with DDEB using a PvuII polymorphism in the type VII collagen gene. The pedigree consisted of 10 affected and 13 unaffected living...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Collagen
- DNA
- DNA Primers
- Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Japan
