Article
Identification of a novel splice site mutation in the human hairless gene underlying atrichia with papular lesions.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Paradisi Mauro, Massé Maureen, Martinez-Mir Amalia, Lam HaMut, Pedicelli Cristina, Christiano Angela M
Abstract excerpt
Atrichia with Papular Lesions (APL) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by complete hair loss that begins shortly after birth with the development of papular lesions on various regions of the body. Since the establishment of hairless (HR) gene mutations as the cause of this disorder, several patients previously assumed to suffer from alopecia universalis have been subsequently diagnosed with APL....
Topics
- Adult
- Alopecia
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- RNA Splice Sites
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
