Archives of Dermatological Research

, Volume 302, Issue 3, pp 235–236 | Cite as

Identification of two novel DSRAD mutations in two Chinese families with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria

  • Qingqiang Xu
  • Shengxiang Xiao
  • Jia Huo
  • Yingying Dong
  • Jianwen Ren
  • Xiaopeng Wang
  • Junhong Ma
  • Jingang An
  • Yan Liu
Letter to the Editor

Keywords

Intronic Sequence Adenosine Deaminase Chinese Family Dorsal Aspect Common Polymorphism 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

This work was funded by Grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30800991) and the Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (200806981034). We sincerely thank the member of families for their collaboration.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Qingqiang Xu
    • 1
  • Shengxiang Xiao
    • 1
  • Jia Huo
    • 1
  • Yingying Dong
    • 1
  • Jianwen Ren
    • 1
  • Xiaopeng Wang
    • 1
  • Junhong Ma
    • 1
  • Jingang An
    • 1
  • Yan Liu
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Dermatology, Second HospitalXi’an Jiaotong UniversityXi’anPeople’s Republic of China

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