Novel SLC39A4 mutations in acrodermatitis enteropathica

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 963-966

  Nakano, Aoi ^a   Nakano, Hajime ^a   Nomura, Kazuo ^b   Toyomaki, Yuka ^a   Hanada, Katsumi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AOMORI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive disease; Zinc and iron regulated transporter like protein; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BLISTER; BREAST; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 8; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EROSION; ERYTHEMA; EXON; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOT; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HAND; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SLC39A4 GENE; STOP CODON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0038129602     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12243.x     Document Type: Article

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