1. Mutations in this gene are associated with epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia. 2. Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita involves an autoimmune reaction to this form of collagen.3. The "'American Cream Draft "'is a rare draft horse junctional epidermolysis bullosa . 4. Mutations in this gene are associated with all forms of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa . 5. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa is an inherited disease affecting laminin and collagen. 6. Other autoimmune diseases include bullous pemphigoid and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. 7. Mutations in LAMB3 have been identified as the cause of various types of epidermolysis bullosa . 8. Mutations in this gene have been identified as the cause of Herlitz type junctional epidermolysis bullosa . 9. Victims of epidermolysis bullosa do not have the normal anchoring mechanisms that attach skin to flesh. 10. Epidermolysis bullosa causes severe blistering that scars the internal organs and deforms the hands and feet.
