Loss of function mutations of the human melanocortin 1 receptor are common and are associated with red hair

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 488-491

  Schiöth, Helgi B ^a,b   Phillips, Siôn R ^c   Rudzish, Richard ^a   Birch Machin, Mark A ^c   Wikberg, Jarl E S ^a,b   Rees, Jonathan L ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Melacure Therapeutics   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CYCLIC AMP; EUMELANIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; PHACOMELANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HAIR COLOR; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0344603629     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0935     Document Type: Article

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