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Dystrophic forms of epidermolysis bullosa.
Seminars in dermatology - 1 Sept 1993
Uitto J, Christiano A M
Abstract excerpt
Recent advances in the molecular genetics of the various forms of epidermolysis bullosa have disclosed the underlying genetic mutations in several different genes. In the dystrophic forms of EB, several lines of evidence indicate that type VII collagen gene is involved. First, the anchoring fibrils that consist of type VII collagen are altered, or they can be complete absent. Secondly, genetic linkage analyses...
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