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[Analysis of human hair basic keratin 6 gene mutation in a Chinese Han family with monilethrix].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2008
Feng Ai-ping, Liu Ping, Yang Tao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify the human hair basic kerat in 6 gene (hHB6) gene mutation in a mother and her daughter with monilethrix. METHODS: Clinical data were obtained by investigating the pedigree and examining the patients' hair and skin. Total genomic DNA of the family participants was isolated. All exons and exon-intron boundaries of hHB6 were amplified by PCR. Mutation screening was carried out using direct DNA...
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