Nonsense mutations in the hairless gene underlie APL in five families of Pakistani origin

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-211

  Kim, Hyunmi ^a   Wajid, Muhammad ^a   Kraemer, Liv ^a   Shimomura, Yutaka ^a   Christiano, Angela M ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Atrichia with papular lesions (APL); Autosomal recessive; Hairless gene; Hairloss; Nonsense mutation

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HAIRLESS GENE; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR;

ALOPECIA; CODON, NONSENSE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PEDIGREE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 35649010911     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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