Acantholytic ectodermal dysplasia: Clinicopathological study of a new desmosomal disorder

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 868-874

  Winik, B C ^a   Asial, R A ^a   McGrath, J A ^b   South, A P ^c   Boente, M C ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Hospital del Nino Jesus Argentina   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Desmosomal disorder; Palmoplantar keratoderma; Skin fragility; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOPLAKIN; KERATIN; PLAKOGLOBIN;

ACANTHOLYSIS; ACANTHOLYTIC ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CARVAJAL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESMOSOME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; EROSION; EYEBROW; EYELASH; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTYPE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MCGRATH SYNDROME; PALMOPLANTAR KERATODERMA; PERIORAL DERMATITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FISSURE; SKIN FRAGILITY; SWEATING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESMOSOMES; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; GENOTYPE; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR, DIFFUSE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SKIN;

EID: 62649095758     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08946.x     Document Type: Article

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