Recurrent intragenic deletion mutation in desmoglein 4 gene underlies autosomal recessive hypotrichosis in two Pakistani families of Balochi and Sindhi origins

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 135-137

  John, Peter ^a   Tariq, Muhammad ^a   Arshad Rafiq, Muhammad ^b   Amin Ud Din, Muhammad ^c   Muhammad, Dost ^a   Waheed, Ishrat ^a   Ansar, Muhammad ^b   Ahmad, Wasim ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Department of Electrical Computer Engineering   (Pakistan)

^c GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

DSG4; Pakistani families of Balochi and Sindhi origins; Recurrent mutation

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DESMOGLEIN 4 GENE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTRICHOSIS; MALE; MUTATOR GENE; PEDIGREE; PLESIOMORPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; DESMOGLEINS; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; HUMANS; HYPOTRICHOSIS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PEDIGREE; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 33748418037     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-006-0671-3     Document Type: Article

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