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epidermolysis bullosa simplex (DOID:4644)
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Alt IDs: OMIM:601001, OMIM:615425, ICD10CM:Q81.0, MESH:D016110, NCI:C84692, ORDO:304, UMLS_CUI:C0079298
Definition: An epidermolysis bullosa that is characterized by recurrent blistering at the level of the epidermis secondary to minor trauma, which can cause limited wounds, dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities, severe infection, among other issues, and has_material_basis_in mutation in the KRT5, KRT14, or PLEC genes, which encode keratin and plectin proteins that provide resilience in skin.

Disease References using Mouse Models (5)
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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