Article
TGFβ-signaling in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Occurring in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
2011-01-01
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Background : Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a hereditary skin disorder characterized by mechanical fragility of the skin, resulting in blistering and chronic wounds. The causative mutations lie in the COL7A1 gene. Patients suffering from RDEB have a high risk to develop aggressive, rapidly metastasizing squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). Cutaneous RDEB SCCs develop preferentially in long-term s...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 610066bd-c7ee-52d8-9c08-408b5c617ff1
- DOI
- 10.1155/2011/153108
