Unusual molecular findings in Kindler syndrome

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1252-1256

  Arita, K ^a,b   Wessagowit, V ^a,c   Inamadar, A C ^d   Palit, A ^d   Fassihi, H ^a   Lai Cheong, J E ^a   Pourreyron, C ^e   South, A P ^e   McGrath, J A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Institute of Dermatology Thailand   (Thailand)

^d BLDE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kindler syndrome; Pseudoainhum; Scleroatrophy; Splice site mutation; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENOMIC DNA; INTEGRIN; KINDLIN 1; PLECKSTRIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL SKIN DISEASE; CYTOSKELETON; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; EXON; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDIAN; KIND1 GENE; KINDLER SYNDROME; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POIKILODERMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RNA SPLICE SITES; SKIN DISEASES, GENETIC; SYNDROME;

EID: 36148942525     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08159.x     Document Type: Article

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