Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a group of heritable blistering diseases characterized by tissue separation within the cutaneous basement membrane zone, is inherited either in an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive fashion. EB has been divided into four broad categories based on the precise level
Heterogeneity of mutations in the type VII collagen gene (COL7A1) in different forms of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
β Scribed by Christiano, Angela M.; Hovnanian, Alain; Greenspan, Daniel S.; Uitto, Jouni
- Book ID
- 123319193
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 88 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0945-053X
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Significant progress has recently been made in understanding the molecular basis of heritable skin diseases, such as epidermolysis bullosa, a group of mechano-bullous genodermatoses. In particular, the dystrophic forms of epidermolysis bullosa have been shown to result from distinct mutations in the