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Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis and infantile systemic hyalinosis overlap associated with a novel mutation in capillary morphogenesis protein-2 gene.
The American Journal of dermatopathology - 1 Feb 2007
Antaya Richard J, Cajaiba Mariana M, Madri Joseph, Lopez Maria A, Ramirez Maria Celeste M, Martignetti John A, Reyes-Múgica Miguel
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis (JHF) is a rare condition of childhood characterized by deposition of an amorphous substance of unclear nature in the dermis and subcutaneous tissues. The clinical picture includes painful skin lesions, leading to impairment of movements and severe disabilities. The allelic disease, infantile systemic hyalinosis (ISH), clinically overlaps with JHF but shows a worse picture with...
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