Novel hairless mutations in two kindreds with autosomal recessive papular atrichia

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 954-959

  Kruse, Roland ^a,b   Cichon, Sven ^a   Anker, Martina ^a   Hillmer, Axel M ^a   Barros Núñez, Patricio ^c   Cantú, Jose Maria ^c   Leal, Evelia ^c   Weinlich, Georg ^d   Schmuth, Mathias ^d   Fritsch, Peter ^d   Ruzicka, Thomas ^b   Propping, Peter ^a   Nöthen, Markus M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Hair development; Keratinous cysts; Ossification; Universal congenital alopecia

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; GUANINE; NUCLEOTIDE; SERINE;

ALOPECIA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STOP CODON;

EID: 0033386222     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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