A new deletion mutation sheds light on laminin-332 biology.

Br J Dermatol

Department of Dermatology, Program in Epithelial Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Sciences Research, Room 2145a, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, U.S.A.

Published: June 2018

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