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Homozygous Nonsense Mutation in DSC3 Resulting in Skin Fragility and Hypotrichosis

JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY (2020)

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JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Volume 140, Issue 6, Pages 1285-1288

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.10.015

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UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) award to Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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