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Heather Nina Yeowell

Heather Nina Yeowell

Professor Emeritus of Dermatology
Dermatology
yeowe001@mc.duke.edu
Box 3135 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
4044 Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works

Tissue-specific expression and regulation of the alternatively-spliced forms of lysyl hydroxylase 2 (LH2) in human kidney cells and skin fibroblasts.

Journal article Matrix Biol · January 2005 Featured Publication Lysyl hydroxylases 1, 2, and 3 catalyse the hydroxylation of specific lysines in collagen. A small percentage of these hydroxylysine residues are precursors for the cross-link formation essential for the tensile strength of collagen. Lysyl hydroxylase 2 (L ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mutations in the lysyl hydroxylase 1 gene that result in enzyme deficiency and the clinical phenotype of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI.

Journal article Mol Genet Metab · 2000 Featured Publication The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are a heterogeneous group of inherited connective tissue disorders that are characterized by joint hypermobility and skin fragility and hyperextensibility. Patients with the autosomal recessive type VI variant of the Ehlers-Danl ... Full text Link to item Cite