MGI:88462Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are unable to reproduce and display postnatal growth retardation, blisters and erosion at sites of trauma, nonpigmented hair growth associated with hair loss, subepidermal blistering associated with poorly formed hemidesmosomes, and high postnatal lethality.
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