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Mal de Meleda: genetic haplotype analysis and clinicopathological findings in cases originating from the island of Mljet (Meleda), Croatia.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2002
Bakija-Konsuo A, Basta-Juzbasic A, Rudan I, Situm M, Nardelli-Kovacic Magdalena, Levanat Sonja, Fischer Judith, Hohl Daniel, Loncaric Davorin, Seiwert Sven, Campbell Harry
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mal de Meleda (keratoderma palmoplantaris transgrediens) is an autosomal recessive disorder, first described on the island of Mljet (Meleda), Croatia. The candidate region for the gene responsible for this disorder was found on the chromosome 8qter, and the responsible mutations have recently been identified in 12 Algerian and 7 Croatian families. OBJECTIVES: To fully characterize all 12 living cases...
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