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Filaggrin mutations p.R501X and c.2282del4 in ichthyosis vulgaris.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2007
Gruber Robert, Janecke Andreas R, Fauth Christine, Utermann Gerd, Fritsch Peter O, Schmuth Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Ichthyosis vulgaris (IV) is the most common hereditary disorder of cornification in humans, characterized by generalized fine scaling of the skin, palmar hyperlinearity with or without keratosis pilaris and atopy. Recently, the molecular basis of IV was ascribed to loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding filaggrin (FLG), namely p.R501X and c.2282del4. Homozygotes and compound heterozygotes were severely...
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