A novel mutation (p.Arg94Gly) of keratin 17 in a Chinese family with steatocystoma multiplex

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-144

  Zang, Dongjie ^a   Zhou, Cheng ^a   He, Meili ^a   Ma, Xiaolei ^a   Zhang, Jianzhong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GENOMIC DNA; GLYCINE; KERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 17;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEBACEOUS CYST; STEATOCYSTOMA MULTIPLEX; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ASIAN; CONGENITAL PACHYONYCHIA; GENETICS; PEDIGREE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; KERATIN-17; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PACHYONYCHIA CONGENITA; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79957516674     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2011.1207     Document Type: Letter

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