Ectodermal Dysplasia-Skin Fragility Syndrome

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-129

  McGrath, John A ^a   Mellerio, Jemima E ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blister; Cell adhesion; Desmosome; Genodermatosis; Keratinocyte

Indexed keywords

DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 2; DESMOPLAKIN; PLAKOGLOBIN; PLAKOPHILIN;

ACANTHOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESMOSOME; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA SKIN FRAGILITY SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENODERMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATODERMA; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FISSURE; SKIN FRAGILITY;

BLISTER; DESMOSOMES; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; PLAKOPHILINS;

EID: 70649094316     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2009.10.014     Document Type: Review

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