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Truncation of CGI-58 protein causes malformation of lamellar granules resulting in ichthyosis in Dorfman-Chanarin syndrome.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Nov 2003
Akiyama Masashi, Sawamura Daisuke, Nomura Yuko, Sugawara Makoto, Shimizu Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Dorfman-Chanarin syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive inherited lipid storage disease characterized by ichthyosis, leukocyte lipid vacuoles, and involvement of several internal organs. Recently, CGI-58 mutations were identified as the cause of Dorfman-Chanarin syndrome. The physiologic roles of...
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