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Identification of a genetic locus for ichthyosis vulgaris on chromosome 10q22.3-q24.2.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jun 2008
Liu Ping, Yang Qingyu, Wang Xu, Feng Aiping, Yang Tao, Yang Rong, Wang Pengyun, Yuang Mingxiong, Liu Mugen, Liu Jing Yu, Wang Qing K
Abstract excerpt
Ichthyosis vulgaris (IV) is one of the most commonly inherited disorders and has an estimated prevalence rate of 2.29% in China. To date, only one gene responsible for IV, the filaggrin gene (FLG), was identified, but genetic heterogeneity exists. In this study, two Chinese families with autosomal-dominant IV were genetically characterized. The FLG gene was first excluded as the disease-causing gene in the two...
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