Gene panel for the diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa: proposal for a viable and efficient approach.

Background: Epidermolysis bullosa is characterized by cutaneous fragility and blistering. Historically, diagnosis is achieved by immunofluorescence mapping or transmission electron microscopy, both involving biopsy procedures. Genetic analysis, especially through next-generation sequencing, is an important tool for the diagnosis of this disease.

Genotype-phenotype correlations on epidermolysis bullosa with congenital absence of skin: A comprehensive review.

Congenital absence of skin (CAS) is a clinical sign associated with the main types of epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Very few studies have investigated the genetic background that may influence the occurrence of this condition. Our objective was to investigate genotype-phenotype correlations on EB with CAS through a literature revision on the pathogenic variants previously reported.

An overview of the genetic basis of epidermolysis bullosa in Brazil: discovery of novel and recurrent disease-causing variants.

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a genodermatosis that encompasses a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders classified in four major types: EB simplex (EBS), junctional EB (JEB), dystrophic EB (DEB) and Kindler syndrome. Our aim was to characterize recurrent and novel mutations associated to EB in a sample of Brazilian patients. Eighty-seven patients (25 EBS, 4 JEB and 58 DEB) were studied.

Adams-Oliver syndrome: a case report.

We report the case of an infant with Adams-Oliver syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by aplasia cutis congenita, defects of the limbs and extremities, and cutis marmorata telangiectatica. Other associated anomalies have been reported, such as facial dysmorphism, heart defects, and disorders of the central nervous system.