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Identification of a novel SCD gene and expression of the SCD gene family in mouse skin.
The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings - 1 Dec 1999
Parimoo S, Zheng Y, Eilertsen K, Ge L, Prouty S, Sundberg J, Stenn K
Abstract excerpt
We have refined the position of asebia locus by genotyping DNA from more than 600 backcross mice derived from asebia mouse and a genetically unrelated strain. One of the candidate genes in the locus is stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD). Previously two members of this gene family, namely SCD1 and SCD2, have been described. We have found, for the first time, that these SCD genes are expressed in skin. Moreover, we have...
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