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Mutation spectrum and functional analysis of epidermis-type lipoxygenases in patients with autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis.
Human mutation - 1 Oct 2005
Eckl Katja-Martina, Krieg Peter, Küster Wolfgang, Traupe Heiko, André Françoise, Wittstruck Nadine, Fürstenberger Gerhard, Hennies Hans Christian
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal-recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of severe hereditary keratinization disorders characterized by intense scaling of the whole integument, and differences in color and shape. It is often associated with erythema. To date, six loci for ARCI have been mapped. Mutations in ALOXE3 and ALOX12B on chromosome 17p13, which code for two different epidermal...
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