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Mutations in transglutaminase 1 gene in autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis in Egyptian families.
Disease markers - 1 Jan 2004
Shawky R M, Sayed N S, Elhawary N A
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) is a rare heterogeneous keratinization disorder of the skin. It is clinically divided into 2 subtypes, lamellar ichthyosis (LI) and congenital ichthyosiformis erythroderma (CIE). We investigated forty-three ARCI Egyptian individuals in 16 severe LI, and 10 CIE families. We identified 5 alleles in two Egyptian families as having intron-5/exon-6 splice acceptor...
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