Characterization of new members of the human type II keratin gene family and a general evaluation of the keratin gene domain on chromosome 12q13.13

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 536-544

  Rogers, Michael A ^a   Edler, Lutz ^a   Winter, Hermelita ^a   Langbein, Lutz ^a   Beckmann, Iris ^a   Schweizer, Jürgen ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

cDNA; Epidermis; Gene expression; Keratin 6; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; KERATIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOGENE; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TONGUE;

EID: 15044364200     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23530.x     Document Type: Article

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