Connexin 26 mutation in keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome in mother and daughter with combined conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 443-447

  Kelly, Brent ^a,b   Lozano, Annabelle ^a   Altenberg, Guillermo ^a   Makishima, Tomoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CONNEXIN 26; GENOMIC DNA; GUANINE; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CRYOTHERAPY; DAUGHTER; DNA DETERMINATION; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOTHER; MOUTH PAIN; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHENOTYPE; SKIN ABSCESS; SYNDROME KID; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CONNEXINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS; KERATITIS; KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR; MALE; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 42449119310     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03603.x     Document Type: Article

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