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Six novel mutations of the ADAR1 gene in Chinese patients with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 May 2008
Zhang Furen, Liu Hong, Jiang Deke, Tian Hongqing, Wang Changyuan, Yu Long
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BACKGROUND: Dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited dermatosis and characterized by a mixture of hyperpigmented and hypopigmented macules on the back of hands and feet. The DSH locus was mapped to chromosome 1q21 and subsequently pathogenic mutations were identified in the adenosine deaminase acting on RNA1 (ADAR1) gene in 2003. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we performed a...
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