Mutation hotspots of SCN9A in primary erythermalgia [11]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 767-769

  Zhang, L L ^a   Lin, Z M ^a   Ma, Z H ^a   Xu, Z ^b   Yang, Y L ^c   Yang, Y ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b MUDANJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 2Q; DNA DETERMINATION; ERYTHROMELALGIA; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ERYTHROMELALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 33947389328     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07727.x     Document Type: Letter

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