Kindler surprise: mutations in a novel actin-associated protein cause Kindler syndrome.

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Kindler syndrome is an autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by acral blistering in neonates and diffuse, progressive poikiloderma in later life. Other clinical features include photosensitivity, premature skin ageing and severe periodontal disease. Two groups have recently shown that the molecular basis of Kindler syndrome is loss of a novel epidermal protein, kindlin-1, encoded by the gene KIND1. Two...

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