Dyschromatosis Universalis Hereditaria: Familial Case and Ultrastructural Skin Investigation

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 125 A, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-266

  Nuber, Ulrike A ^a,b   Tinschert, Sigrid ^b   Mundlos, Stefan ^b   Haußer, Ingrid ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dyschromatosis; Melanocyte; Melanosome; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSCHROMATOSIS UNIVERSALIS HEREDITARIA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENODERMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 1542378712     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20519     Document Type: Article

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