Do clinical variants of vitiligo involve x-chromosomal gene(s) too?

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 728-733

  Surekha, T ^a   Ishaq, M ^a   Latha, K P ^b   Rao, P H ^a   Jahan, Parveen ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Shadan Institute for PG Studies   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITILIGO; X CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

EID: 67649552912     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.728.733     Document Type: Article

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