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Functional analysis of splice site mutations in the human hairless (HR) gene using a minigene assay.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Nov 2011
Refke M, Pasternack S M, Fiebig B, Wenzel S, Ishorst N, Ludwig M, Nöthen M M, Seyger M M, Hamel B C, Betz R C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital atrichia is a rare autosomal recessive form of isolated alopecia which is caused by mutations in the human hairless (HR) gene. Patients are born with normal hair that is shed almost completely and irreversibly during the first weeks of life. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the molecular genetic basis of congenital atrichia in two patients, and to analyse the functional consequences of one newly...
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