Teenage acne is influenced by genetic factors [10]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 579-581

  Evans, D M ^a,b   Kirk, K M ^a   Nyholt, D R ^a   Novac, C ^c   Martin, N G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMEDO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MENTAL STRESS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 17444403919     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06387.x     Document Type: Letter

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