Whats new in genodermatoses?

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-38

  Fear, Mark W ^a   Hatsell, Sarah J ^a   Leigh, Irene M ^a,b   Kelsell, David P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connexins; Desmosomes; Genodermatoses; Junctions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE;

GAP JUNCTIONS; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0035291314     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.50.35     Document Type: Article

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