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Prognostic implications of determining 180 kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen (BPAG2) gene/protein pathology in neonatal junctional epidermolysis bullosa.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Apr 1998
Mellerio J E, Denyer J E, Atherton D J, Eady R A, McGrath J A
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) in neonates is often difficult to characterize, both in terms of making a precise diagnosis and in being able to comment accurately on the prognosis for the affected child. We present a case of a neonate with inherited mucocutaneous fragility and failure to thrive and detail our laboratory approach for classifying the subtype of EB in this child. Mutational analysis revealed a...
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