Article
Incontinentia pigmenti in male patients.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Aug 2006
Pacheco Theresa R, Levy Moise, Collyer James C, de Parra Nelida Pizzi, Parra Cristobal A, Garay Marisel, Aprea Gabriela, Moreno Silvia, Mancini Anthony J, Paller Amy S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked dominant genodermatosis that is typified by distinctive cutaneous findings and often by abnormalities of teeth, hair, nails, eyes, musculoskeletal system, and central nervous system. The gene that is mutated in patients with IP has been mapped to Xq28 and encodes the NF-kappaB essential modulator, NEMO. Female patients with IP show functional mosaicism...
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