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Novel mutations of the RNA-specific adenosine deaminase gene (DSRAD) in Chinese families with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Apr 2004
Liu Qing, Liu Wenli, Jiang Li, Sun Miao, Ao Yang, Zhao Xiuli, Song Yong, Luo Yang, Lo Wilson H Y, Zhang Xue
Abstract excerpt
Dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH) is an autosomal dominant skin disorder. It is also called "reticulate acropigmentation of Dohi" or "symmetric dyschromatosis of the extremities". The DSH locus has recently been mapped to chromosome 1q21 and pathogenic mutations were identified in the DSRAD gene encoding double-stranded RNA-specific adenosine deaminase in Japanese patients with DSH. We report here two...
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