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Novel mutation p.Gly59Arg in GJB6 encoding connexin 30 underlies palmoplantar keratoderma with pseudoainhum, knuckle pads and hearing loss.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Aug 2009
Nemoto-Hasebe I, Akiyama M, Kudo S, Ishiko A, Tanaka A, Arita K, Shimizu H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Connexins, components of the gap junction, are expressed in several organs including the skin and the cochlea. Mutations in connexin genes including GJB2 (Cx26), GJB3 (Cx31), GJB4 (Cx30.3), GJB6 (Cx30) and GJA1 (Cx43) are responsible for various dermatological syndromes and/or inherited hearing loss, frequently showing overlapping phenotypes. OBJECTIVES: To clarify the spectrum of clinical phenotypes...
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