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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex generalized severe induces a T helper 17 response and is improved by apremilast treatment Castela, E.; Tulic, M. K.; Rozières, A.; Bourrat, E.; Nicolas, J.-F.; Kanitakis, J.

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DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16897

Publication date: 2019

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Citation for published version (APA): Castela, E., Tulic, M. K., Rozières, A., Bourrat, E., Nicolas, J-F., Kanitakis, J., Vabres, P., Bessis, D., Mazereeuw, J., Morice-Picard, F., Baty, D., Berard, F., Lacour, J-P., Passeron, T., & Chiaverini, C. (2019). Epidermolysis bullosa simplex generalized severe induces a T helper 17 response and is improved by apremilast treatment. British Journal of Dermatology, 180(2), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16897

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NA NA (p.Asn176Ser) exon 1 K5: c.527A>G, (p.Val186leu) exon2 K5: c.556G>T, K14 K14 (p.Tyr258X) x exon K5: c.771_772delGT (p.Glu466Gly) exon 7 K5: c.XXG>A (p.Met119Val) 1 exon K14: c.355A>G NA K14 NA (p.Asn176Ser) exon1 K5: c.527A>G (p.Asn123Ser) 1 exon K14: c.368A>G Mutation K5: c.1401C>G exon 7 (p.Ile467Met) 7 K5: c.1401C>G exon del) (p.Val164_Lys185 K5: c.555+1G del) (p.Val164_Lys185 1 exon K5: c.555+1G>A 1 exon K14: c.(p.Arg125Pro) NF 6 exon K14: c.1131dupT (p.Val164_Lys185del) G.6K5: c. NA

: c.416T>C exon 1 (p.Met119Thr) exon1 c.416T>C : 56

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