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Therapy and counselling in epidermolysis bullosa

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Management of Blistering Diseases

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Genetic counselling is an essential part of the management of families in whom there is an individual with epidermolysis bullosa. Indeed, it is in my view a serious error to neglect to inform all relevant members of such families of the genetic risks implied by a diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa in one of its number.

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  2. University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA

    Robert A. Briggaman

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Atherton, D.J. (1990). Therapy and counselling in epidermolysis bullosa. In: Wojnarowska, F., Briggaman, R.A. (eds) Management of Blistering Diseases. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7190-6_13

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