Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa is not associated with frequent FLG gene mutations

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 464-469

  Schumann, H ^a   Has, C ^a   Kohlhase, J ^b   Bruckner Tuderman, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

COL7A1 mutations; Epidermolysis bullosa; Filaggrin; Prurigo; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 7; FILAGGRIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOMINANT GENE; DYSTROPHIC EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA PRURIGINOSA; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RECESSIVE GENE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COLLAGEN TYPE VII; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRURIGO; PRURITUS;

EID: 47549118470     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08695.x     Document Type: Article

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