Shir Bergson, Daniel Daniely, David Bomze, Janan Mohamad, Kiril Malovitski, Odile Meijers, Valeria Briskin, Ofer Bihari, Natalia Malchin, Shirli Israeli, Jacob Mashiah, Tzipora Falik-Zaccai, Emily Avitan-Hersh, Marina Eskin-Schwartz, Stavit Allon-Shalev, Ofer Sarig, Eli Sprecher, Liat Samuelov
BACKGROUND: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) features skin and mucosal fragility due to pathogenic variants in genes encoding components of the cutaneous basement membrane. Based on the level of separation within the dermal-epidermal junction, EB is sub-classified into four major types including EB simplex (EBS), junctional EB (JEB), dystrophic EB (DEB), and Kindler EB (KEB) with 16 EB-associated genes reported to date. METHODS: We ascertained a cohort of 151 EB patients of various Middle Eastern ethnic backgrounds...
2023: Pediatric Dermatology