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Epidermodysplasia verruciformis in a HIV-positive patient homozygous for the c917A-->T polymorphism in the TMC8/EVER2 gene.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2009
Hohenstein E, Rady P L, Hergersberg M, Huber A R, Tyring S K, Bregenzer T, Streit M, Itin P
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BACKGROUND: Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by widespread and persistent infection with human papilloma virus (HPV) and a risk of malignant degeneration. Most cases of EV are caused by mutations in the two EV genes, EVER1/TMC6 and EVER2/TMC8. The clinical presentation of EV takes two different forms, which coexist in most cases. Over a period of years,...
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