Long-range polymerase chain reaction for specific full-length amplification of the human keratin 14 gene and novel keratin 14 mutations in epidermolysis bullosa simplex patients [1]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 495-497

  Wood, Pamela ^a   Baty, David U ^b   Lane, E Birgitte ^c   McLean, W H Irwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 14; DNA FRAGMENT; ISOPROTEIN; KERATIN; PRIMER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX; EXON; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; LETTER; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PSEUDOGENE; REGULATOR GENE; SAMPLING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0344838390     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12052.x     Document Type: Letter

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