Point mutation in the helix termination peptide (HTP) of human type II hair keratin hHb6 causes monilethrix in five families

Exp Dermatol. 1999 Aug;8(4):310-2.

Authors

B P Korge¹, E Healy, H Traupe, C Pünter, C Mauch, H Hamm, M A Birch-Machin, C E Belgaid, A M Stephenson, S C Holmes, S Darlington, A G Messenger, J L Rees, C S Munro

Affiliation

¹ Dept of Dermatology, Univ. of Köln, Germany.

PMID: 10439241

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alopecia / genetics*
Hair / metabolism*
Humans
Keratins / genetics*
Point Mutation / physiology*

Substances

Keratins