Recessive epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with plectin mutations: Infantile respiratory complications in two unrelated cases

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 898-906

  Mellerio, J E ^g   Smith, F J D ^a   McMillan, J R ^g   McLean, W H I ^a   McGrath, J A ^g   Morrison, G A J ^b   Tierney, P ^b   Albert, D M ^c   Wiche, G ^d   Leigh, I M ^e   Geddes, J F ^e   Lane, E B ^f   Uitto, J ^a   Eady, R A J ^g  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d Vienna Biocenter   (Austria)

^e ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^g ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMIDESMOSOME; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; STRIDOR;

EID: 15144357230     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb01549.x     Document Type: Article

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