Article
Mosaicism in human skin. Understanding the patterns and mechanisms.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Nov 1993
Happle R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The skin is especially suitable for the study of mosaicism. In this review, the various genetic mechanisms leading to mosaicism and the resulting cutaneous patterns are considered. OBSERVATIONS: Mosaicism may produce different cutaneous patterns such as the lines of Blaschko, the chec...
Topics
- Animals
- Cloning, Molecular
- Dosage Compensation, Genetic
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Linkage
- Genome, Human
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Male
- Mice
- Models, Biological
