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A common insertion mutation in COL7A1 in two Italian families with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Apr 1996
Christiano A M, D'Alessio M, Paradisi M, Angelo C, Mazzanti C, Puddu P, Uitto J
Abstract excerpt
Recessive dystrophic epidermis bullosa is ultrastructurally characterized by the absence of anchoring fibrils, and genetic analyses have revealed that recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa results from mutations in the type VII collagen gene (COL7A1). The mutations disclosed thus far are lar...
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