Allelic instability in the mitosis model and the inheritance of psoriasis.

doi:10.1016/0190-9622(95)90182-5

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Allelic instability in the mitosis model and the inheritance of psoriasis.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Jan 1995

Theeuwes M, Morhenn V

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BACKGROUND: Allelic instability in mitosis has been proposed as a model for dominantly inherited diseases. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to analyze our own and published data on the inheritance of psoriasis according to the predictions of the allelic instability-in-mitosis model. METHODS: Frequency...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Alleles
Child
Child, Preschool
DNA
Female
Gene Expression
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Mitosis
Models, Genetic
Mutation

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