Assessment of MC1R and α-MSH gene sequences in Iranian vitiligo patients

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-328

  Eskandani, M ^a   Hasannia, S ^a   Vandghanooni, S ^b   Pirooznia, N ^a   Golchai, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

melanocyte stimulating hormone; MSH; MC1R; melanocortin 1 receptor; polymorphism; variant; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VITILIGO;

EID: 78651283230     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.74530     Document Type: Article

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