Identification of two recurrent mutations in keratin genes in three cases with pachyonychia congenita

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-176

  Wu, J W ^a   Xiao, S X ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Yu, B ^a   Bai, Z L ^a   Zhou, S N ^a   Li, X L ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYTOKERATIN 16; LEUCINE; PROLINE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL PACHYONYCHIA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PALMOPLANTAR KERATODERMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE; MUTATION; PACHYONYCHIA CONGENITA;

EID: 58449088741     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02752.x     Document Type: Letter

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