A novel mouse type I intermediate filament gene, keratin 17n (K17n), exhibits preferred expression in nail tissue

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 965-970

  Tong, Xuemei ^a   Coulombe, Pierre A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hair; Pachyonychia congenita; Skin; Steatocystoma multiplex

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; KERATIN 17; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILIFORM PAPILLAE; FUNGIFORM PAPILLAE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC CODE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; KERATIN 17 GENE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NAIL BED; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRISSA;

EID: 2342575734     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.22422.x     Document Type: Article

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