Collagen XVII and pathomechanisms of junctional epidermolysis bullosa and gestational pemphigoid
Abstract Transmembrane collagen XVII (BP180) is a structural component of hemidesmosomes that connects the two layers of skin. Collagen XVII is associated with both autoimmune and inherited bullous skin diseases. Mutations in collagen XVII gene cause junctional epidermolysis bullosa, and in the dis...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2008
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514287749 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789514287749 |