Structure and Heterogeneity of the Human Gene for Epiplakin (EPPK1)

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1224-1226

  Takeo, Naoko ^a   Wang, Wenqing ^a   Matsuo, Noritaka ^a   Sumiyoshi, Hideaki ^a   Yoshioka, Hidekatsu ^a   Fujiwara, Sakuhei ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENOMIC DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA ISOLATION; EPIPLAKIN1 GENE; GENE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0242405909     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12550_5.x     Document Type: Letter

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