collagen type-7
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Function
- forms anchoring fibrils in dermal epidermal junctions
Pathology
- defects associated with epidermolysis bullosa
- epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is an autoimmune acquired blistering skin disease resulting from autoantibodies to collagen type 7
More general terms
References
- ↑ Molecular Cell Biology (2nd ed) Darnell J; Lodish H & Baltimore D (eds), Scientific American Books, WH Freeman, NY 1990, pg 906
- ↑ Wikipedia, collagen entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/collagen