Novel isoforms of transcript of the EDA gene confirm X-linked inheritance of anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 355-364

  Kobielak, Krzysztof ^a   Kobielak, Agnieszka ^a   Trzeciak, Wiesław H ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alternatively spliced forms; Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia; Christ Siemens Touraine syndrome; EDA gene; Gene transcript; Tabby gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348241193     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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