Novel mutations in the BHD gene and absence of loss of heterozygosity in fibrofolliculomas of Birt-Hogg-Dubé patients

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 588-593

  Van Steensel, Maurice A M ^a   Verstraeten, Valerie L R M ^a   Frank, Jorge ^a   Kelleners Smeets, Nicole W J ^a   Poblete Gutiérrez, Pamela ^a   Marcus Soekarman, Dominique ^a   Bladergroen, Reno S ^a   Steijlen, Peter M ^a   Van Gee, Michel ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRT HOGG DUBE SYNDROME; CANCER CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33847034141     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700592     Document Type: Article

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