Yellow nail syndrome: Not a genetic disorder? Eleven new cases and a review of the literature

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1230-1234

  Hoque, S R ^a   Mansour, S ^b   Mortimer, P S ^b  

^a ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Lymphoedema; Yellow nail syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YELLOW NAIL SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; PEDIGREE; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 34447105605     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07894.x     Document Type: Article

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