Absence of R42X and R635X mutations in the LAMB3 gene in 12 Japanese patients with junctional epidermolysis bullosa

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 289, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 174-176

  Shimizu, H ^a   Takizawa, Y ^a   McGrath, J A ^b   Pulkkinen, L ^c   Christiano, A M ^c   Uitto, J ^c   Burgeson, R E ^d   Iwatsuki, K ^e   Niimi, N ^f   Noguchi, M ^g   Imayama, S ^h   Abe, Y ⁱ   Shirakata, Y ^j   Hagiwara, S ^k   Saida, T ^l   Ogawa, H ^m   Hashimoto, I ⁿ   Nishikawa, T ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g Osaka Dental University   (Japan)

^h KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^k Sano Kousei General Hospital   (Japan)

^l SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^m JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁿ HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

GB3; Herlitz; JEB; Laminin 5

Indexed keywords

KALININ;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA, JUNCTIONAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MUTATION;

EID: 8044260815     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050175     Document Type: Article

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