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Novel nonsense mutation in the SLC39A4 gene in a Japanese boy with mild acrodermatitis enteropathica
Naohisa Ichiki,
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Naohisa Ichiki
Department of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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Naohisa Ichiki, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Chisato Tawada,
Chisato Tawada
Department of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Zenichiro Kato,
Zenichiro Kato
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hajime Nakano,
Hajime Nakano
Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Mariko Seishima,
Mariko Seishima
Department of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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Naohisa Ichiki,
Corresponding Author
Naohisa Ichiki
Department of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Correspondence
Naohisa Ichiki, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Chisato Tawada,
Chisato Tawada
Department of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Zenichiro Kato,
Zenichiro Kato
Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hajime Nakano,
Hajime Nakano
Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Mariko Seishima,
Mariko Seishima
Department of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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First published: 08 October 2021
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None declared.
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