Epidermolysis Bullosa

Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-24

  Has, Cristina ^a   Bruckner Tuderman, Leena ^a   Uitto, Jouni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-383834-6.00156-7     Document Type: Chapter

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