The molecular basis for inherited bullous diseases.

doi:10.1007/BF00196781

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The molecular basis for inherited bullous diseases.

Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Feb 1996

Korge B P, Krieg T

Abstract excerpt

In the past 5 years enormous progress have been made in our understanding of the molecular basis for a number of inherited skin diseases characterized by easy blistering of the skin and the mucous membranes after minor physical trauma. This increased fragility of the skin or its appendages is due...

Topics

Antigens, CD
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Humans
Integrin beta4
Keratins
Laminin
Mutation
Skin

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