Article
Mosaic manifestations of monogenic skin diseases.
Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG - 1 Sept 2009
Itin Peter, Burger Bettina
Abstract excerpt
A genetic mosaic is defined as an organism which is composed of genetically different cell lines which originate from a homogeneous zygote. Etiologically, cutaneous mosaics can be divided into two large categories, epigenetic mosaicism and genomic mosaicism. Genomic mosaics which have two or more genetically different cell populations are not inherited with the exception of para-dominant inheritance pattern....
Topics
- Animals
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Mosaicism
- Skin Diseases
- Skin Physiological Phenomena
