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A rare case of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia caused by compound heterozygous mutations in the EDAR gene.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Oct 2004
Shimomura Yutaka, Sato Nobuyuki, Miyashita Akinori, Hashimoto Tsuyoshi, Ito Masaaki, Kuwano Ryozo
Abstract excerpt
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is a genetic disease characterized by abnormal hair, teeth, and sweat gland development. Although most cases of HED display X-linked recessive inheritance, autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive forms also exist. X-linked HED is caused by mutations in the EDA gene, and the autosomal forms result from mutations in either the EDAR gene or the EDARADD gene. In this study,...
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