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Novel K5 and K14 mutations in German patients with the Weber-Cockayne variant of epidermolysis bullosa simplex.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Nov 1998
Müller F B, Küster W, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Korge B P
Abstract excerpt
We report novel keratin 5 and 14 gene mutations in four unrelated German families with the localized subtype of the dominantly inherited blistering disease epidermolysis bullosa simplex Weber-Cockayne (MIM# 131800). The mutations are located in the keratin 14 L12 linker region (D273G), the keratin 5 L12 linker (M327K and D328H), and the H1 domain of keratin 5 (P156L). These mutations add to those previously...
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