Filaggrin mutation mapping in the African population

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 931-932

  Carlsen, B C ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; UROCANIC ACID; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN;

AFRICA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MUTATION;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MUTATION;

EID: 84856380899     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10550.x     Document Type: Note

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