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autosomal dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

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An epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica that is characterized by recurrent blistering at the level of the lamina densa secondary to minor trauma, limited to the nails, hands, feet, knees, and elbows, and has_material_basis_in autosomal dominant inheritance of mut

An epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica that is characterized by recurrent blistering at the level of the lamina densa secondary to minor trauma, limited to the nails, hands, feet, knees, and elbows, and has_material_basis_in autosomal dominant inheritance of mutation in the COL7A1 gene, which encodes a protein that assists assembly of type VII collagen.

Signs and symptoms

  • Sub-lamina densa cleavage
  • Abnormal blistering of the skin
  • Milia
  • Nail dysplasia
  • Atrophic scars
  • Nail dystrophy