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Genetic heterogeneity of KID syndrome: identification of a Cx30 gene (GJB6) mutation in a patient with KID syndrome and congenital atrichia.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 May 2004
Jan Amy Y, Amin Shivan, Ratajczak Paulina, Richard Gabriele, Sybert Virginia P
Abstract excerpt
Connexins are integral membrane proteins forming aqueous gap junction channels that allow the diffusional exchange of ions and small metabolites between cells, thus coordinating metabolic activities in multicellular tissues. Dominant mutations in the Cx26 gene GJB2 have been shown to cause keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome, palmoplantar keratoderma associated with hearing loss, and Vohwinkel syndrome....
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