The EDAR370A allele attenuates the severity of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia caused by EDA gene mutation
C. Cluzeau
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
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Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Centre de Référence National des Maladies Génétiques à Expression Cutanée, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
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Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
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Département Odontologie Pédiatrique, Centre de Référence National pour les Maladies Génétiques à Expression Odontologique, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg 67091, France
NSERM UMR977, Faculté Dentaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg 67091, France
Search for more papers by this authorA. Munnich
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Search for more papers by this authorC. Bodemer
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Centre de Référence National des Maladies Génétiques à Expression Cutanée, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
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The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9PS, U.K.
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Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Search for more papers by this authorC. Cluzeau
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Search for more papers by this authorS. Hadj-Rabia
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Centre de Référence National des Maladies Génétiques à Expression Cutanée, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Search for more papers by this authorE. Bal
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Search for more papers by this authorF. Clauss
Département Odontologie Pédiatrique, Centre de Référence National pour les Maladies Génétiques à Expression Odontologique, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg 67091, France
NSERM UMR977, Faculté Dentaire, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg 67091, France
Search for more papers by this authorA. Munnich
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Search for more papers by this authorC. Bodemer
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Centre de Référence National des Maladies Génétiques à Expression Cutanée, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Search for more papers by this authorD. Headon
The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9PS, U.K.
Search for more papers by this authorA. Smahi
Université Paris Descartes and INSERM U781, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
Search for more papers by this authorFunding sources: This work was supported by Programme Hospitalier de Recherches Cliniques grants, by Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (PhD student grant to C.C.) and by the BBSRC (D.H.).
Conflicts of interest: none declared.
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