A Mutational Hotspot in the 2B Domain of Human Hair Basic Keratin 6 (hHb6) in Monilethrix Patients

    November 1998 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Bernhard Korge, Eugene Healy, Colin S. Munro … Claudia Pünter
    Studysummary A common mutation in the hHb6 gene is linked to monilethrix, but other factors may also play a role.
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    1. Characterization and Chromosomal Localization of Human Hair-Specific Keratin Genes and Comparative Expression During the Hair Growth Cycle ˜The œjournal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology · 1998
    2. A New Mutation in the Type II Hair Cortex Keratin hHb1 Involved in the Inherited Hair Disorder Monilethrix Human Genetics · 1997
    3. Mapping of Monilethrix to the Type II Keratin Gene Cluster at Chromosome 12q13 in Three New Families, Including One with Variable Expressivity British Journal of Dermatology · 1997
    4. Mutations in the Hair Cortex Keratin HHB6 Cause the Inherited Hair Disease Monilethrix Nature Genetics · 1997
    5. Sequences and Differential Expression of Three Novel Human Type-II Hair Keratins Differentiation · 1997
    6. Evidence for Genetic Heterogeneity in Monilethrix Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1996
    7. Linkage of Monilethrix to the Trichocyte and Epithelial Keratin Gene Cluster on 12q11-q13 Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1996
    8. Sequence Data and Chromosomal Localization of Human Type I and Type II Hair Keratin Genes Experimental Cell Research · 1995
    9. A Gene for Monilethrix Is Closely Linked to the Type II Keratin Gene Cluster at 12q13 Human Molecular Genetics · 1995

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