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Focal dermal hypoplasia resulting from a new nonsense mutation, p.E300X, in the PORCN gene.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Jan 2008
Clements Suzanne E, Wessagowit Vesarat, Lai-Cheong Joey E, Arita Ken, McGrath John A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) (OMIM 305600) is an X-linked dominant disorder of ecto-mesodermal development. Also known as Goltz syndrome, FDH presents with characteristic linear streaks of hypoplastic dermis and variable abnormalities of bone, nails, hair, limbs, teeth and eyes. The molecular basis of FDH involves mutations in the PORCN gene, which encodes an enzyme that allows membrane targeting and...
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