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Mapping complex traits in diseases of the hair and skin.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Dec 1999
Aita V M, Christiano A M, Gilliam T C
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The past decade has witnessed the ascendance of human genetics in modern medicine, and at the forefront of this movement is the identification of genetic factors underlying inherited diseases. The methods of genetic mapping and positional cloning have made the discovery of genes with alleles that cause simple Mendelian diseases commonplace. The elucidation of the genetic basis of such disorders has vitalized both...
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