A mutation in bovine keratin 5 causing epidermolysis bullosa simplex, transmitted by a mosaic sire

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1170-1176

  Ford, Christine A ^a   Stanfield, Angela M ^a   Spelman, Richard J ^b   Smits, Bronwyn ^c   Ankersmidt Udy, Alexandra E L ^b   Cottier, Kenneth ^b   Holloway, Hilary ^d   Walden, Adrian ^a   Al Wahb, Muhannad ^a   Bohm, Elizabeth ^a   Snell, Russell G ^a   Sutherland, Greg T ^a  

^a Vialactia Biosciences Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

^c Alpha Scientific Ltd   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epidermolysis bullosa; Keratin 5; Mosaic; Mutation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; KERATIN; KERATIN 5; LYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COW; CYTOLYSIS; DERMIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; KERATINOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; MOSAICISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN MOTIF; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INFLAMMATION;

EID: 20544468617     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23610.x     Document Type: Article

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