Galli-Galli disease is an acantholytic variant of Dowling-Degos disease

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 572-574

  Sprecher, E ^a,b   Indelman, M ^a   Khamaysi, Z ^a   Lugassy, J ^a,b   Petronius, D ^a   Bergman, R ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Molecular Dermatology   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dowling Degos disease; Keratin; Mutation; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DARIER DISEASE; DOWLING DEGOS DISEASE; FEMALE; GALLI GALLI DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HAILEY HAILEY DISEASE; HUMAN; PAPULAR RASH; PEMPHIGUS; PIGMENT DISORDER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN BIOPSY;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KERATIN-5; MUTATION; SKIN DISEASES, GENETIC;

EID: 33847005043     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07703.x     Document Type: Article

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