Mutation Report
Identification of a Homozygous Exon-Skipping Mutation in the LAMC2 Gene in a Patient with Herlitz's Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa

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We describe a family with the Herlitz type of Junctional epidermolysis bullosa, in which the disease is associated with a homozygous splice-site mutation in the γ2-chain gene (LAMC2) of laminin-5. The mutation consists of a G-to-T substitution resulting in the out-of-frame skipping of exon 7, a frame shift, and premature stop codon accompanied by a severe reduction in the level of mRNA from the mutant allele. The distribution of the wild-type and mutated γ2- chain alleles in family members implicates the mutation in the pathology and confirms the haplotypes of the healthy carriers previously determined by genetic linkage analysis. Our results confirm that the lethal Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa phenotype is caused by mutations resulting in an altered synthesis of laminin-5.

Keywords

nicein
kalinin
basement membrane
dermoepidermal junction
hemidesmosome
laminin

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