Revertant mosaicism in kindler syndrome

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 3 PART 1, 2012, Pages 730-732

  Lai Cheong, Joey E ^a   Moss, Celia ^b   Parsons, Maddy ^c   Almaani, Noor ^a   McGrath, John A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; FERMT1 GENE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KINDLER SYNDROME; LETTER; MALE; MOSAICISM; POIKILODERMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856944898     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.352     Document Type: Letter

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