Mouse Models for Blistering Skin Disorders

Genetically engineered mice have been essential tools for elucidating the pathological mechanisms underlying human diseases. In the case of diseases caused by impaired desmosome function, mouse models have helped to establish causal links between mutations and disease phenotypes. This review focuses...

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Main Authors: Radhika Ganeshan, Jiangli Chen, Peter J. Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Dermatology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/584353