Angioma serpiginosum is not caused by PORCN mutations

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 881-882

  Houge, Gunnar ^a   Hennekam, Raoul C M ^b,c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN PORCN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOMA; ANGIOMA SERPIGINOSUM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; GOLTZ SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; PAPILLOMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; X CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOCAL DERMAL HYPOPLASIA; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR;

EID: 67649214797     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.55     Document Type: Letter

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