Human keratin diseases: Hereditary fragility of specific epithelial tissues

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 297-307

  Corden, Laura D ^a   McLean, W H Irwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genodermatosis; Intermediate filaments; Keratin; Mutation

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX; GENODERMATOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MUTATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KERATINS; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PSEUDOGENES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0030455978     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1996.tb00133.x     Document Type: Review

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