Trichothiodystrophy: Quantification of cysteine in human hair and nails by application of sodium azide-dependent oxidation to cysteic acid

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 296, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 188-191

  Sass, J O ^a   Skladal, D ^b   Zelger, B ^c   Romani, N ^c   Utermann, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Univ Klin Kinder Jugendheilkunde   (Austria)

^c Universitatsklinik fuer Dermatologie und Venerologie Innsbruck   (Austria)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Cataract; DNA repair defect; Genodermatosis; Sulfur metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYSTEIC ACID; CYSTINE; SODIUM AZIDE; SULFUR;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; NAIL; NEUROECTODERM; OXIDATION; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOTHIODYSTROPHY;

CYSTEIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GENES, RECESSIVE; HAIR; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NAILS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SODIUM AZIDE;

EID: 5644251841     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-004-0483-2     Document Type: Article

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