This report describes epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1B, generalized intermediate (also known as epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Koebner type), which is one of several forms of epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with the human keratin genes KRT14 and KRT5. Information about fly models for this and related diseases can be found in the report 'epidermolysis bullosa simplex, keratin-related' (FBhh0000854).
[updated July 2026 by FlyBase; FBrf0222196]
[EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX 1B, GENERALIZED INTERMEDIATE; EBS1B](https://omim.org/entry/131900)
[KERATIN 14, TYPE I; KRT14](https://omim.org/entry/148066)
Generalized intermediate epidermolysis bullosa simplex-1B (EBS1B) is an autosomal dominant disorder of skin in which intraepidermal blistering occurs after minor mechanical trauma. Skin blistering is generalized, begins at birth, and is worsened by heat, humidity, and sweating. The tendency to blistering diminishes in adolescence, when it may become localized to hands and feet. Intermediate EBS has previously been known as the Koebner type (summary by Has et al., 2020, pubmed:32017015). [from MIM:131900; 2026.07.21]
Another form of generalized intermediate EBS, EBS2B (MIM:619588), is caused by mutation in the KRT5 gene. [from MIM:131900; 2026.07.21]
Generalized intermediate epidermolysis bullosa simplex-1B (EBS1B) is caused by heterozygous mutation in the KRT14 gene on chromosome 17q21.