Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 3 , Pages 192-200 , March 2010

NEMO Gene Mutations in Chinese Patients With Incontinentia Pigmenti

  • Pa-Fan Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Pa-Fan Hsiao, Department of Dermatology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92 Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 10449, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shuan-Pei Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Infant and Child Care, National Taipei College of Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Shien Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Hung Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Chin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yang-Chih Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 3 December 2008 ,Revised 26 March 2009 ,Accepted 29 July 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60042-3

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60042-3

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 3 , Pages 192-200 , March 2010

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