Which Disease Is an Inherited Blistering Disease That Can Occur $\alpha$

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which disease is an inherited blistering disease that can occur in patients with genetic alterations in any one of a number of hemidesmosomal proteins, including the $\alpha$ ₆ or $\beta$ ₄ integrin subunit, collagen VII or laminin-5?

• A)epidermolysis bullosa
• B)bullous pemphigoid
• C)blisterosis
• D)hemidesmosomosis
• E)eczema

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