Peeling skin syndrome: Genetic defects in late terminal differentiation of the epidermis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 561-564

  Bowden, Paul E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNEODESMOSIN; DESMOSINE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CODON; CROSS LINKING; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; EPIDERMIS; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC DISORDER; GENODERMATOSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MEDIATED MRNA DECAY; NONSENSE MUTATION; PEELING SKIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN ABRASION;

EID: 79951482804     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2010.434     Document Type: Note

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