Loricrin keratoderma: A novel disease entity characterized by nuclear accumulation of mutant loricrin

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-8

  Ishida Yamamoto, Akemi ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cornified cell envelopes; Ichthyosis; Nuclear localization sequences; Palmoplantar keratoderma; Progressive symmetric erythrokeratoderma

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ENVELOPE PROTEIN; GLYCINE; LORICRIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA; CONGENITAL SKIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT SOLE; GENE INSERTION; GENODERMATOSIS; HAND PALM; HYPERKERATOSIS; KERATINOCYTE; KERATODERMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037291336     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(02)00143-3     Document Type: Review

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