Analysis of KIT, SCF, and initial screening of SLUG in patients with piebaldism [5]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 670-672

  Murakami, Tomoko ^a,b   Hosomi, Naoko ^a   Oiso, Naoki ^c   Giovannucci Uzielli, Maria Luisa ^d   Aquaron, Robert ^e   Mizoguchi, Masako ^f   Kato, Atsushi ^a   Ishii, Masamitsu ^a   Bitner Glindzicz, Maria ^g   Barnicoat, Angela ^g   Wilson, Louise ^g   Tsukamoto, Katsuhiko ^h   Ueda, Hiroshi ⁱ   Mancini, Anthony J ^j   Suzuki, Tamio ^k   Riley, Jacquely ^l   Miertus, Jan ^m   Camargo, Mauricio ⁿ   Santoro Zea, Alexandra ⁿ   Atkin, Joan ^o   Fukai, Kazuyoshi ^a   more..

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Izumi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^f ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital   (Japan)

ⁱ FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^j NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^l SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^m INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^o NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; KIT GENE; LETTER; LEUKODERMA; PIEBALDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCF GENE; SLUG GENE;

EID: 20144371213     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23637.x     Document Type: Letter

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