Point mutation in the helix termination peptide (HTP) of human type II hair keratin hHb6 causes monilethrix in five families

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 310-312

  Korge, B P ^a   Healy, E ^d   Traupe, H ^a   Punter C ^a   Mauch, C ^a   Hamm, H ^a   Birch Machin, M A ^a   Belgaid, C E ^a   Stephenson, A M ^a   Holmes, S C ^c   Darlington, S ^b   Messenger, A G ^b   Rees, J L ^a   Munros, C S ^d  

^a Department of Dermatology ^*

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ALOPECIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; MONILETHRIX; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALOPECIA; HAIR; HUMANS; KERATINS; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0032814123     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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