Document Type : Case Report
Authors
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.Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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.Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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.Department of Genetic, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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4.Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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5.Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
In this study, we describe one Iranian patient who was diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) because of mutations in three candidate genes, including 3 mutations. Two missense mutations in the LAMA3 (D3134H) and LAMB3 (Y339H) genes and also, a synonymous mutation in the ITGB4 (H422H) gene were identified that leads to the Junctional-EB- Herlitz (JEB-Herlitz) clinical phenotype. The patient had a heterozygous LAMA3 mutation combined with a heterozygous mutation in LAMB3. Our results propose that these mutations produce novel protein-coding transcripts which explain the JEB-Herlitz phenotype in the patient. Interestingly, this is the first report indicating that a digenic inheritance in the LAMA3 and LAMB3 which is responsible for JEB-Herlitz. Also, this is the first digenic inheritance recognized in the JEB-Herlitz family. This study provides a new way to clarify the molecular mechanisms of LAMA3 and LAMB3 genes in JEB-Herlitz.
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