A report of GJB2 (N14K) connexin 26 mutation in two patients - A new subtype of KID syndrome?

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-540

  Lazic, Tamara ^a   Horii, Kimberly A ^b   Richard, Gabriele ^c   Wasserman, Daniel I ^d   Antaya, Richard J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GENEDX   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CONNEXIN 26; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLEPHARITIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GINGIVA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; KERATITIS; KERATODERMA; LIP FISSURE; NAIL INFECTION; ONYCHOLYSIS; PARONYCHIA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SYNDROME KID;

BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS; KERATITIS; POINT MUTATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 53749096077     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00767.x     Document Type: Article

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