A recurrent mutation in the ARS (component B) gene encoding SLURP-1 in Turkish families with mal de Meleda: Evidence of a founder effect

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 967-969

  Hu, Guofang ^a   Yildirim, Mehmet ^b   Baysal, Vahide ^b   Yerebakan, Ozlem ^c   Yilmaz, Ertan ^c   Inaloz, H Serhat ^d   Martinez Mir, Amalia ^a   Christiano, Angela M ^a   Çelebi, Julide Tok ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ARS (component B); Founder; Mal de Meleda; Mutation; SLURP 1

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARS B GENE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; KERATOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; MAL DE MELEDA; MALE; NONSENSE MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WILD TYPE;

EID: 0037791884     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12248.x     Document Type: Article

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