Extent of Laminin-5 Assembly and Secretion Effect Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa Phenotype

Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is an autosomal recessive skin blistering disease with both lethal and nonlethal forms, with most patients shown to have defects in laminin-5. We analyzed the location of mutations, gene expression levels, and protein chain assembly of the laminin-5 heterotrime...

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Main Authors: Matsui, Chihiro, Pereira, Phyllis, Wang, C. Kathy, Nelson, Charlotte F., Kutzkey, Timothy, Lanigan, Caroline, Woodley, David, Morohashi, Masaaki, Welsh, Elizabeth A., Hoeffler, Warren K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1998
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2212220/