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Epidermolysis Bullosa and the Search for the Basis of Hereditary Disorders of the Skin
Author(s) -
Epstein Ervin H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1992.tb03782.x
Subject(s) - epidermolysis bullosa , identification (biology) , medicine , dermatology , genetics , biology , botany
During the past two years the application of newer strategies of molecular genetics has resulted in the identification of genes whose mutations underlie five diseases of the skin. This is likely to be but the start of an unprecedented expansion in our understanding of these disorders and, most likely, of our ability to treat them.