Clinical and genetic heterogeneity of erythrokeratoderma variabilis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 920-927

  Common, John E A ^a   O'Toole, Edel A ^a   Leigh, Irene M ^a   Thomas, Anna ^a   Griffiths, William A D ^b   Venning, Vanessa ^c   Grabczynska, Sophie ^d   Periš, Zdravko ^e   Kansky, Aleksej ^f   Kelsell, David P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^f Department of Dermatology ^*  (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Connexin; EKV; Gap junction

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 31; PROTEIN; PROTEIN GJB4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CONNEXIN 30.3; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJB3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RETINOID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROKERATODERMA FIGURATA VARIABILIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SKIN DISEASE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CONGENITAL ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

CONNEXINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKERATOSIS, EPIDERMOLYTIC; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RETINOIDS;

EID: 33644812965     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23919.x     Document Type: Article

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