A new genetic isolate of acrodermatitis enteropathica with a novel mutation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1346-1348

  Vardi, A ^a   Anikster, Y ^a,b   Eisenkraft, A ^a   Shohat, M ^c   Abu Much, J ^d   Eisenkraft, S ^e   Sredni, B ^b   Nir, U ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Rabin and Schneider Medical Centers   (Israel)

^d Clalit HMO   (Israel)

^e Institute of Medical Genetics   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acrodermatitis enteropathica; Novel mutation; Phenotypic variability

Indexed keywords

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SLC39A4 GENE; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ACRODERMATITIS; ADOLESCENT; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 66149106309     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09128.x     Document Type: Letter

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