2021 journal article

Canine junctional epidermolysis bullosa due to a novel mutation in LAMA3 with severe upper respiratory involvement

VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY, 32(4), 379-+.

By: I. Herrmann n, K. Linder n, K. Meurs n , S. Friedenberg*, J. Cullen *, N. Olby n , P. Bizikova n

MeSH headings : Animals; Australia; Cattle; Dog Diseases / genetics; Dogs; Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional / genetics; Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional / veterinary; Laminin / genetics; Mutation, Missense; Nail Diseases / genetics; Nail Diseases / veterinary
TL;DR: A novel variant in LAMA3 caused a generalized and severe phenotype of JEB with an unique clinical presentation of upper airway obstruction in a litter of puppies with severe upper respiratory involvement. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 19, 2021

BackgroundJunctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is a group of congenital blistering skin diseases characterized by clefting through the lamina lucida of the basement membrane zone.