G11R mutation in GJB6 gene causes hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia involving only hair and nails in a Chinese family

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 559-561

  Chen, Nan ^a   Xu, Chao ^b   Han, Bing ^b   Wang, Zhen Ying ^a   Song, Ya Li ^a   Li, Song ^a   Zhang, Rui Li ^c   Pan, Chun Ming ^b   Zhang, Li ^a  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c WEIHAI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJB6 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAIR DISEASE; HIDROTIC ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; HYPOTRICHOSIS; LETTER; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NAIL DISEASE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SKIN BIOPSY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; GENETICS; HAIR; NAIL; PATHOLOGY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CONNEXINS; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NAILS;

EID: 77952752701     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00768.x     Document Type: Letter

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