A mutational hotspot in the 2B domain of human hair basic keratin 6 (hHb6) in monilethrix patients

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 896-899

  Korge, B P ^a   Healy, E ^a   Munro, C S ^a   Punter, C ^a   Birch Machin, M ^a   Holmes, S C ^a   Darlington, S ^a   Hamm, H ^a   Messenger, A G ^a   Rees, J L ^a   Traupe, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hair diseases; Hard keratins; Interrnediate filaments; Monilethrix

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSTROPHY; GENE CLUSTER; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; MONILETHRIX; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031765706     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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