A novel keratin K5 gene mutation in Dowling-Meara epidermolysis bullosa simplex

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 253-254

  Nomura, Kazuo ^a   Shimizu, Hiroshi ^b   Meng, Xianmin ^a   Umeki, Kaoru ^a   Tamai, Katsuto ^a   Sawamura, Daisuke ^a   Nagao, Keisuke ^b   Kawakami, Tadashi ^c   Nishikawa, Takeji ^b   Hashimoto, Isao ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Tonofilament clump

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9344267213     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12329741     Document Type: Article

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