title: Epidermolysis bullosa care in Israel.
abstract: The Israeli population is characterized by unique demographic features including high genetic homogeneity within many closed communities. As a consequence the molecular epidemiology of epidermolysis bullosa differs markedly in this country and surrounding areas from that reported in the Western world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. elisp@tasmc.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sprecher
mesh_terms: D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology