Hereditary 'white nails': A genetic and structural study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-72

  Norgett, E E ^a   Wolf, F ^b   Balme, B ^b   Leigh, I M ^a   Perrot, H ^b   Kelsell, D P ^a   Haftek, M ^c,d  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Antiquaille Hospital   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic linkage; Hard keratins; Leuconychia; Nail ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; DNA; GLUTARALDEHYDE; KERATIN; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAIR DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMELLAR BODY; LEUKONYCHIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NAIL DISEASE; PARAKERATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NAIL DISEASES; NAILS; PEDIGREE; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS;

EID: 4043140733     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05994.x     Document Type: Article

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