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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex: a paradigm for disorders of tissue fragility.
[epidermolysis bullosa simplex]
Epidermolysis
bullosa
(
EB
)
simplex
is
a
rare
genetic
condition
typified
by
superficial
bullous
lesions
that
result
from
frictional
trauma
to
the
skin
.
Most
cases
are
due
to
dominantly
acting
mutations
in
either
keratin
14
(
K
14
)
or
K
5
,
the
type
I
and
II
intermediate
filament
(
IF
)
proteins
tasked
with
forming
a
pancytoplasmic
network
of
10
-
nm
filaments
in
basal
keratinocytes
of
the
epidermis
and
in
other
stratified
epithelia
.
Defects
in
K
5
/
K
14
filament
network
architecture
cause
basal
keratinocytes
to
become
fragile
and
account
for
their
trauma-induced
rupture
.
Here
we
review
how
laboratory
investigations
centered
on
keratin
biology
have
deepened
our
understanding
of
the
etiology
and
pathophysiology
of
EB
simplex
and
revealed
novel
avenues
for
its
therapy
.
Diseases
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Diseases presenting
"basal keratinocytes"
symptom
dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
epidermolysis bullosa simplex
harlequin ichthyosis
junctional epidermolysis bullosa
kindler syndrome
lamellar ichthyosis
severe combined immunodeficiency
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