title: Junctional epidermolysis bullosa and pyloric atresia: a distinct entity. Clinical and pathological studies in five patients.
abstract: Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) associated with pyloric atresia (PA) is a distinct entity which is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. We describe five patients with this association; four died in the neonatal period and one is still alive at 4 years of age. The cutaneous lesions in these patients are identical or similar to those in other JEB subtypes. Urinary tract involvement is part of the syndrome and presents a problem for long-term survival. Using the monoclonal antibody GB3 we investigated skin biopsies from three of our patients and showed normal expression in all of them, unrelated to the outcome of their disease. This indicates that the GB3 monoclonal antibody is without prognostic significance in this syndrome. It is clear that JEB with PA is a distinct entity. The molecular basis as yet is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, U.K.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Valari
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000032:analysis; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D016109:Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D039161:Integrin alpha6beta4; D016023:Integrins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011708:Pylorus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome; D000097794:Kalinin
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D003094:Collagen; D039161:Integrin alpha6beta4; D016023:Integrins; D000097794:Kalinin