Life with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Etiology, Diagnosis, Multidisciplinary Care and Therapy

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a heterogenous group of genodermatoses characterized by the formation of blisters and erosions on skin and mucous membrans from birth on. The cause are mutations in the genes of structural proteins of the junction between epidermis and dermis. This book deals with the t...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Fine, Jo-David (-), Hintner, Helmut
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vienna : Springer Vienna 2009.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a heterogenous group of genodermatoses characterized by the formation of blisters and erosions on skin and mucous membrans from birth on. The cause are mutations in the genes of structural proteins of the junction between epidermis and dermis. This book deals with the treatment of this skin disease itself and its many extracutaneous complications. There is no previous book which has been focused on the therapy and it will be based on evidence-based data derived from the worldś largest cohort of inherited EB-patients, the American EB Registry. An important chapter will discuss gene therapy in hereditary EB which has been recently successfully performed within a localized skin site on a single EB patient as a proof-of-principle test. Given its unique collective contents, the monograph will provide the primary source for clinical informations of this oftentimes severe multiorgan disease.
Descripción Física:XXI, 338 p., 120 il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783211792711