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Hot spot mutations in keratin 2e suggest a correlation between genotype and phenotype in patients with ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Feb 2000
Suga Y, Arin M J, Scott G, Goldsmith L A, Magro C M, Baden L A, Baden H P, Roop D R
Abstract excerpt
Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens (IBS) is a rare disorder of cornification characterized by blister formation in the upper suprabasal layers of the epidermis. Molecular analysis of IBS has identified mutations in the keratin 2e (K2e) gene, which is located in the type II keratin gene cluster on chromosome 12q. We have studied two IBS families and have identified heterozygous point mutations in codon 493 of the K2e...
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