Clinical characteristics of three patients with UVS syndrome, a photosensitive disorder with defective DNA repair

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1147-1150

  Itoh, T ^a   Yamaizumi, M ^a   Ichihashi, M ^b   Hiro Oka, M ^a   Matsui, T ^a   Matsuno, M ^a   Ono, T ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA REPAIR; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DNA REPAIR; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SYNDROME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0029999822     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07963.x     Document Type: Article

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