Novel keratin 5 mutations in epidermolysis bullosa simplex: Cases with unusual genotype-phenotype correlation

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-232

  Oh, Se Woong ^a   Lee, Jeong Sun ^a   Kim, Moon Young ^a   Kim, Soo Chan ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 5; GENOMIC DNA; KERATIN;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION;

ADULT; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATIN-5; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SKIN;

EID: 35649020736     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2007.07.014     Document Type: Letter

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