Molecular complexity of the cutaneous basement membrane zone. Revelations from the paradigms of epidermolysis bullosa

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Christiano, Angela M ^a,b   Uitto, Jouni ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermolysis bullosa; Gene therapy; Genodermatoses; Mutation analysis

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTATION; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; AUTOANTIGENS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CODON; COLLAGEN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOSOMES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTEGRIN BETA4; KERATINS; LAMININ; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NON-FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SKIN;

EID: 0030070588     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1996.tb00086.x     Document Type: Review

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