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A novel mutation in the helix termination peptide of keratin 5 causing epidermolysis bullosa simplex Dowling-Meara.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Dec 1997
Irvine A D, McKenna K E, Bingham A, Nevin N C, Hughes A E
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex Dowling-Meara (MIM# 1317600) is the most severe of the three common epidermolysis bullosa simplex subtypes. In addition to the palmoplantar distribution seen in other epidermolysis bullosa simplex subtypes, extensive herpetiform blistering spontaneously develops on the trunk and limbs and may lead to scarring or milia formation. The keratin 5 and keratin 14 genes encode proteins that...
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