White sponge nevus is caused by mutations in mucosal keratins

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 405-408

  Mostaccioli, Stefania ^a   De Laurenzi, Vincenzo ^a   Terrinoni, Alessandro ^a   Richard, Gabriela ^b   Didona, Biagio ^a   Cavalieri, Rino ^a   Melino, Gerry ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

K13; K4; Keratin; Leukokeratoses; White sponge nevus

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BASE PAIRING; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOPLAKIA; NEVUS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0030924172     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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