Hypotrichosis, hair structure defects, hypercysteine hair and glucosuria: A new genetic syndrome?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 319-324

  Blume Peytavi, U ^a   Fohles J ^b   Schulz, R ^c   Wortmann, G ^b   Gollnick, H ^a   Orfanos, C E ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; LANTHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLUCOSURIA; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTRICHOSIS; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030061569     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07621.x     Document Type: Article

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